Atlanta activated White from the paternity leave list Thursday.
White was away from the club the past few days while he and his family welcomed a new addition. He'll be available for Thursday's series finale in Pittsburgh.
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Braves' Eli White: Away on paternity leave
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Atlanta placed White on the paternity leave list Monday.
By rule, White will be away for 1-to-3 days while welcoming a new addition to the family. Jose Azocar will absorb White's spot on the active roster.
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Braves' Eli White: Tallies four RBI in rout
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White went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Mets.
The 32-year-old outfielder was the beneficiary of a generous decision by the official scorer on his three-run double in the third inning, considering Tyrone Taylor dropped the ball in the outfield. White is handling a part-time role for Atlanta, batting .229 with four homers, five doubles, 18 RBI and four stolen bases over 109 at-bats.
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Braves' Eli White: Losing time versus righties
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White is starting in right field for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Though he'll draw a start Sunday while lefty Robbie Ray toes the rubber for the Giants, the right-handed-hitting White has seen his opportunities to play against right-handed pitching dwindle of late. Atlanta has used Ha-Seong Kim at shortstop in its past two matchups versus righties, resulting in Mauricio Dubon moving into a corner-outfield spot and bumping White from the lineup on both occasions.
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Braves' Eli White: Settling into regular role
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White will start in right field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Brewers.
White will draw a fourth consecutive start at a corner-outfield spot, with Atlanta including him in the lineup three times versus lefties and one versus a righty. Though he's cobbled together a middling .228/.280/.391 slash line over 100 plate appearances on the season, White could be headed for something close to a near-everyday role while Atlanta is without star right fielder Ronald Acuna (hamstring).
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Braves' Eli White: Logs three XBH in victory
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White went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two total RBI in a 3-1 win against the Mets on Saturday.
White produced all three of Atlanta's extra-base hits in the victory and was responsible for all but one of the team's runs. He began the scoring with an RBI double in the second inning and added a solo blast to left field in the fourth. Saturday marked White's second start in four games since Ronald Acuna (hamstring) landed on the IL. Both of those starts have come against left-handed hurlers, while Mike Yastrzemski has started the two games in which Atlanta has faced a righty.
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Braves' Eli White: Returns from concussion IL
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Atlanta activated White from the 7-day concussion injured list Wednesday.
White missed a little more than a week of action while recovering from concussion symptoms, but he'll skip a rehab assignment and go directly back onto the big-league roster. The 31-year-old will serve as an extra outfielder for Atlanta and will see some playing time against left-handed pitching.
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Braves' Eli White: On track for Monday return
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White (concussion) is expected to come off the injured list when first eligible May 18, Jesus Cano of The Athletic reports.
The 31-year-old outfielder last played May 10, when he crashed into the outfield wall to rob the Dodgers' Max Muncy of a bases-loaded extra-base hit and came away with a concussion. White is slashing .237/.258/.390 through 62 plate appearances this season with two homers, eight runs and 10 RBI, and his return will give Atlanta another option to help fill in for Ronald Acuna (hamstring).
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Braves' Eli White: Enters concussion protocol
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White was placed in the concussion protocol following Sunday's victory over the Dodgers, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
He made a spectacular catch to rob Max Muncy of an extra-base hit with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning, crashing face-first into the padded outfield wall. White temporarily remained in the contest but was then replaced by Mike Yastrzemski in the bottom of the eighth. White will need to gain clearance in order to play in Atlanta's next game, Tuesday versus the Cubs. If he's diagnosed with a concussion, White will be required to go on the 7-day injured list.
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Braves' Eli White: Logs steal Saturday
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White went 1-for-2 with a run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.
White continues to be Atlanta's fourth outfielder, most often drawing into the lineup as a platoon partner for Mike Yastrzemski in right field. The steal was White's first this season after he notched 10 steals on 11 attempts over 105 games in the 2025 regular season. The outfielder is batting .232 with a .647 OPS, two home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored across 61 plate appearances in 2026.
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Braves' Eli White: Back in center field Thursday
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White got the start in center field and went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Thursday's loss to the Tigers.
The 31-year-old was back in the starting lineup with Michael Harris still bothered by a quadriceps issue that will limit him to DH duties in the short term and could result in an IL stint. Since Harris was originally injured April 23, White has appeared in six of Atlanta's last seven games, going 3-for-17 (.176) with one homer, three runs and three RBI.
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Braves' Eli White: Available to play Wednesday
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White (foot) is available off Atlanta's bench against Miami on Wednesday, Barrett Sallee of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
White has not appeared in a game since April 7 due to plantar fasciitis. He's progressed enough in his recovery to be available for Wednesday's game but could be in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Phillies. White has gone 2-for-13 (.154) with two RBI to open the 2026 season.
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Braves' Eli White: Not ready to start
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White (foot) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Though Atlanta has an opening in its outfield after Michael Harris (personal) was placed on the paternity list Saturday, White didn't wind up starting in either of the team's final two games against Cleveland while contending with plantar fasciitis. Mauricio Dubon will end up taking Harris' spot in the outfield for a second straight day.
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Braves' Eli White: Battling plantar fasciitis
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Manager Walt Weiss said Saturday that White is dealing with plantar fasciitis, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.
White would have been the favorite to start in center field while Michael Harris is away on paternity leave, but the former's injury will give Mauricio Dubon a start in the outfield Saturday. Atlanta has officially labeled White as day-to-day, so a trip to the IL doesn't appear to be on the horizon for the 31-year-old.
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Braves' Eli White: Slow start to season
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White went 0-for-3 in Friday's win over Arizona.
The veteran outfielder got the start in left field and hit sixth against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez, but White couldn't get going at the plate. He's 1-for-9 with a run scored and a 1:2 BB:K in five appearances so far as he primarily works in a platoon with Mike Yastrzemski, but White will need to start producing if he wants to keep his roster spot once the Atlanta roster gets healthier.
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Braves' Eli White: Could be headed for bigger role
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White appears to be the top internal candidate to replace Jurickson Profar (suspension) as a platoon partner for Mike Yastrzemski in left field, Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
With Profar set to be suspended for the entire 2026 season, pending an appeal, Atlanta is left scrambling to replace his at-bats. White has a .248/.305/.440 slash line over the last three seasons against left-handed pitching and offers a strong defensive profile, so he represents a solid floor option if the club doesn't look outside the organization for reinforcements. Utility player Mauricio Dubon could also push White for that role later in the season, but he'll be needed at shortstop initially with Ha-Seong Kim (finger) likely out until May.
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Braves' Eli White: Avoids arbitration with Atlanta
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Atlanta and White avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract Friday.
White will get a little raise in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The speedy outfielder slashed .234/.270/.406 with 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases over 105 games with the big club in 2025. The right-handed-hitting White had a .736 OPS versus left-handed pitching this past season and could see some starts versus southpaws in 2026.
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Braves' Eli White: Not starting Game 2
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White isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins.
White went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly en route to a 7-1 victory over Miami in the afternoon game, and he'll get a chance to rest his legs during the nightcap. His absence will put Vidal Brujan in right field and seventh in the batting order.
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Braves' Eli White: Power surge continues Tuesday
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White went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Brewers.
He was the only Atlanta hitter to figure out Milwaukee pitching on the night, taking Freddy Peralta deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning and drawing a bases-loaded walk in the seventh. White has gone yard three times in the last three games, and in seven contests since Ronald Acuna (calf) went down, the 31-year-old bench player is batting .296 (8-for-27) with nine RBI.
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Braves' Eli White: Shakes and bakes in Sunday's win
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White went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI during a 4-2 win over the Reds in Sunday's MLB Speedway Classic.
The 31-year-old was the star of the contest, powering Atlanta's offense with a three-run homer in the second inning and a solo shot in the seventh, with the second blast bouncing off the track at Bristol Motor Speedway. White has started four straight games in right field while filling in for Ronald Acuna (calf), and since replacing the All-Star during Tuesday's contest, he's gone 6-for-19 (.316) with four runs and seven RBI in addition to Sunday's long balls.
