White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Knocks in three in return
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored Friday against the Tigers.
Montgomery returned from a one-game absence due to a wrist injury. He delivered a bases-clearing double in the first inning and came around to score in the same frame. It was a needed performance for Montgomery, as he's hitting just .132 while striking out at a 44.4 percent clip across 53 at-bats in September.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Back in lineup Friday
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Montgomery (wrist) is starting at shortstop and batting eight for Friday's game against the Tigers.
Montgomery exited Wednesday's game against the Guardians with a bruised left wrist after he was hit by a pitch from Parker Messick earlier in the contest. After sitting out Thursday, Montgomery is back in action against Detroit. He's gone 10 straight games without a home run and was recently dropped to the eighth spot in the order.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Out of Thursday's lineup
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Montgomery (wrist) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Montgomery was forced to exit Wednesday's contest versus the Guardians with a left wrist contusion following a hit-by-pitch. X-rays were negative, and the left-handed-hitting Montgomery might not have started Thursday against Detroit southpaw Framber Valdez regardless of the injury. Luisangel Acuna will play shortstop for the White Sox in Thursday's series opener.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Leaves game with bruised wrist
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Montgomery was removed from Wednesday's game versus the Guardians in the fifth inning with a left wrist contusion.
Montgomery initially stayed in the game after being hit by a Parker Messick pitch in the fourth inning, but he eventually had to be replaced. X-rays came back negative, and he's listed as day-to-day. Aside from the hit-by-pitch, Montgomery struck out in his only other plate appearance before being removed.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Homers again
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Twins.
Montgomery accounted for one of two White Sox home runs in the first inning. He now has 31 long balls this season, five of which have come in his last 14 games. Montgomery remains a boom-or-bust option at the plate, as he's also hitting .189 with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate in that span.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Plates two runs Tuesday
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Astros.
Montgomery delivered the biggest hit of the game for the White Sox with a two-run double in the sixth off Kai-Wei Teng, scoring Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi. All three elements of his slash line are lower compared to the 2025 season, but Montgomery has been a productive either way. He has 29 homers, 22 doubles, 79 RBI and 63 runs scored through 130 games in 2026.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Tallies 27th homer
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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Friday against the Mets.
Montgomery was the last of three consecutive White Sox hitters to go yard in the sixth inning, recording his 27th home run of the season. He's had a tough August, striking out at a 40.3 percent clip across 77 plate appearances while hitting just .217. Montgomery has still managed nine RBI and eight runs scored across 18 contests for the month, but he remains a volatile producer.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Three knocks in loss
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Montgomery went 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.
Montgomery has logged a trio of multi-hit efforts over 15 games in August. He's batting just .217 this month, right on the nose with his mark for the year. Montgomery also has just four extra-base hits and eight RBI, as well as a 4:26 BB:K in August. He's showed plenty of power (26 homers, 20 doubles), but a 32.9 percent strikeout rate has been a limiting factor in his overall profile.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Exiting lineup against lefty
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Montgomery is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Cubs.
Montgomery had made 19 straight starts, but he's managed a lowly .539 OPS with a 39.3 percent strikeout rate over that span. With a lefty in Shota Imanaga on the hill for the Cubs, the left-handed-hitting Montgomery will get a day to regroup. Luisangel Acuna will cover shortstop for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Reaches 70 RBI
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Saturday against the Tigers.
Montgomery doubled home two runners in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie. His production continues to come in bunches, as he's driven in 17 runs across 25 games since the All-Star break despite hitting only .173 with a 37.3 percent strikeout rate. Montgomery reached 70 RBI for the campaign with the performance, paired with his 26 home runs.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Pops 26th homer
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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run Sunday against the Guardians.
Montgomery delivered the key blow in the game with his home run, breaking a 2-2 tie in the third inning. That marked his third long ball since the All-Star break and 26th of the season. While he has struggled to find his groove at the plate since mid-July, Montgomery now has three multi-RBI showings in his last nine starts.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Knocks in two
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Montgomery went 2-for-5 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Red Sox.
Montgomery has had a tough time at the plate since the All-Star break, as he entered Thursday's game having gone just 11-for-61 with a 36.2 percent strikeout rate. He started to turn things around Thursday, recording his first multi-hit effort in his last eight starts. Montgomery singled in a run during the third inning and then drove in an additional run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th frame.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Launches two-run homer
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during Friday's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Montgomery was responsible for the fourth and final home run that the White Sox hit off Nick Martinez. It was the 25th home run of the season for Montgomery, most on the White Sox ahead of Munetaka Murakami (24) and Miguel Vargas (23), both of whom also went deep in Friday's win. Montgomery sports a .753 OPS with one steal and 63 RBI over 433 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Returning to lineup Monday
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Montgomery (shin) will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Monday's tilt against the Yankees.
Montgomery exited Saturday's game versus the Astros after fouling a ball off his right shin and then sat out Sunday's contest. He's ready to roll now for the series opener against the Bronx Bombers.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Held out of Sunday's lineup
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Montgomery is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros after fouling a pitch off his right shin late in Saturday's 4-1 loss.
The 24-year-old sat out Tuesday after fouling a pitch off the same shin Monday, and manager Will Venable said that Saturday's incident occurred just above the previous one, per Scott Merkin of MLB.com. Montgomery was able to finish his plate appearance Saturday but will miss at least one start due to the injury, though he's expected to return to action Monday versus the Yankees, per Merkin. Luisangel Acuna will start at shortstop in Sunday's series finale.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Scratched from Tuesday's lineup
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Montgomery (shin) was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
After fouling a pitch off his right shin Monday against the Rangers, the 24-year-old shortstop was initially penciled in to start Tuesday's contest. Montgomery will instead miss at least one start due to the injury and should be considered day-to-day with the bruise.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Included in Tuesday's lineup
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Montgomery (shin) will start at shortstop and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
Montgomery had to be lifted from Monday's series opener after fouling a ball off his right shin. However, he escaped with merely a contusion and is feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Diagnosed with bruised shin
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Montgomery left Monday's game against the Rangers due to a right shin contusion, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Montgomery suffered the injury in the top of the seventh inning and was forced to exit the game after finishing his at-bat. It appears as though he's managed to avoid a significant injury, and he'll presumably be re-evaluated Tuesday morning to determine his availability for the second game of the series.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Smacks 24th homer
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Montgomery took Trey Yesavage yard in the sixth inning to tally his 24th home run of the season. He had been in the midst of a short power drought, as he entered Sunday's contest having only one extra-base hit across his last 31 at-bats. Even with that slow stretch, Montgomery has an impressive .253 ISO and remains an elite source of power.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Knocks in game-winning run
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Montgomery went 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Monday against the Orioles.
Montgomery made his lone hit of the game count when he delivered the game-winning run with a double in the eighth inning. He now has at least one hit in five of his last six games, though he's gone just 6-for-23 with just two RBI, two doubles, and two runs scored in that span. Overall, Montgomery has mostly produced as expected across 333 plate appearances, striking out at a 31.8 percent clip while also slugging 20 home runs.
