White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Exiting starting nine
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Montgomery is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Montgomery had made 15 consecutive starts, so he will be given a routine day of rest in Tuesday's series opener. Junior Perez will grab a start in right field in Montgomery's stead.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: On base twice
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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a walk Saturday against the Tigers.
Montgomery collected four hits across his first two games in the majors, but he entered Saturday's game having collected only two hits in his last 23 at-bats while striking out at a 33.3 percent clip. However, he showed some signs of life at the plate Saturday, collecting a walk in his first plate appearance before following that up with a double in the seventh frame. Montgomery is likely to remain inconsistent, but he has started nine of 10 games since having his contract selected.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Getting first day off
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Montgomery is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.
After starting eight straight games after his promotion, Montgomery is seeing his first day off. He went 4-for-9 with a home run and two doubles in his first two games, but Montgomery is just 2-for-22 with a 1:8 BB:K across his past six contests. He'll get a breather as the Tigers send ace Tarik Skubal to the mound. Junior Perez will play right field in Montgomery's stead.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Records pair of doubles Wednesday
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Atlanta.
After Montgomery delivered a walk-off homer in the 10th inning during his MLB debut Tuesday, the outfielder followed up that performance with two doubles Wednesday. The strong start shouldn't come as a complete surprise given his production in the minors, where he hit .306 with a .946 OPS across 55 games between Double-A and Triple-A prior to his promotion. Montgomery appears poised at the major-league level early in his tenure and should see consistent playing time in Chicago's outfield.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Officially called up
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The White Sox selected Montgomery's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old is one of the top prospects in baseball and is now set to make his major-league debut for the White Sox. Montgomery opened the campaign with Double-A Birmingham and posted a 1.035 OPS in 27 games before being promoted to Triple-A in early May. Montgomery then had an .864 OPS in 28 contests for Charlotte, and Chicago is now ready to give him a look in the big leagues. He's played both center and right field this season and should see plenty of playing time between those two spots for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Promoted to Triple-A
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The White Sox promoted Montgomery from Double-A Birmingham to Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.
Montgomery will move up a level in Chicago's minor-league farm system after slashing .313/.429/.606 with six home runs and two stolen bases over 126 plate appearances with Birmingham to begin the season. Viewed as one of the organization's top prospects, the 23-year-old Montgomery could have a shot at making his MLB debut later this summer if he can keep his strikeouts in check during his time at Triple-A.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Returning to Double-A
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Montgomery will begin the 2026 season with Double-A Birmingham.
Montgomery hit .348 with one home run, six strikeouts and zero walks in 24 spring plate appearances. He also logged a 1.161 OPS in 12 Arizona Fall League games after slashing .272/.364/.416 with one home run and a 28.7 percent strikeout rate in 34 games at Double-A last year. Montgomery is a hulking 6-foot-2, 220-pound slugger who may not require more than a month or two at Double-A before getting the bump to Triple-A.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Moving up to Double-A
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The White Sox promoted Montgomery from High-A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham on Sunday, Jack Ankony of SI.com reports.
Montgomery will make the jump to Birmingham after producing a .260/.351/.445 slash line with eight home runs and five stolen bases over 291 plate appearances in 69 games with Winston-Salem. The 2024 first-round pick has already climbed two levels in the White Sox's minor-league farm system this season, and he could be on pace to make his major-league debut in 2026.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Looks healthy for spring
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Montgomery (ankle) has appeared in three Cactus League games thus far, going 1-for-3 with a walk while playing seven innings in center field and four in left field.
The No. 12 overall selection by the Red Sox in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Montgomery didn't make his professional debut at any point last summer, as he was recovering from surgery to address a fractured ankle that he suffered in June while playing with Texas A&M. The Red Sox then shipped him to Chicago over the winter as part of the prospect haul the White Sox received in exchange for left-hander Garrett Crochet. Now with a new organization, Montgomery seems to be healthy again, and the White Sox's decision to give him at-bats in spring training suggests that he'll bypass rookie ball and report to a full-season affiliate at the conclusion of spring training.
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White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Going to ChiSox in Crochet trade
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The Red Sox traded Montgomery (ankle) to the White Sox on Wednesday along with Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez in exchange for Garrett Crochet, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Montgomery was the No. 12 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft and has yet to make his professional debut after fracturing his ankle in his final college season at Texas A&M. The switch-hitting outfielder should be healthy for the start of the 2025 campaign and is a big addition to the Chicago farm system.
