MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 18, 2025) – Sam White of the West Virginia University baseball team has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
White, a native of Aurora, Ontario in the Greater Toronto Area, is the seventh Mountaineer to either be drafted by or sign as a free agent with an MLB team this week, joining
Logan Sauve (No. 200, Athletics),
Kyle West (No. 404, Yankees),
Robby Porco (No. 405, Dodgers),
Griffin Kirn (No. 410, Athletics),
Skylar King (No. 448, Red Sox), and
Jack Kartsonas (UDFA, Rays).
White played three seasons with the Mountaineers, appearing in 161 games with 148 starts. For his WVU career, he hit .310 with 168 hits, 33 doubles, two triples and 19 home runs while collecting 111 RBI and scoring 117 runs.
This past season, White led the Mountaineers with a .361 batting average and was named to the ABCA All-East Region First Team as well as All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season.
White will become the third former Mountaineer in the Blue Jays organization along with pitcher Alek Manoah and outfielder and former WVU teammate Braden Barry.
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