Thomas Anthony White (born March 2, 2003) nicknamed "Tommy Tanks", is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Athletics organization.
White grew up in St. Pete Beach, Florida and initially attended Calvary Christian High School.
[1] As a junior, he batted .444 with 18 RBIs and four home runs in 11 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[4] White garnered national attention as a freshman at NC State after batting .588 with nine home runs in his first eight collegiate games.
[5][6] He set records for the most home runs by a NC State player, and the most in a single season by a freshman in NCAA history.
[14] Ultimately committing to transfer to Louisiana State University, White made national news in Baton Rouge when his decision to give his NIL money back to the community was announced, in September of 2022.