Braden Montgomery Hits Walk-Off Home Run in MLB Debut as White Sox Defeat Braves 6-5 in 10 Innings
Braden Montgomery, a 23-year-old rookie outfielder according to MLB.com, hit a walk-off home run in his Major League Baseball debut, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings. Montgomery is the fifth player in MLB history to accomplish this feat, joining Billy Parker (1971), Josh Bard (2002), Miguel Cabrera (2003), and Carlos Perez (2015). The White Sox,以
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in 10 innings, with Braden Montgomery hitting a walk-off home run in his MLB debut. Montgomery, a 23-year-old rookie outfielder according to MLB.com, is the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to hit a walk-off home run in his first major league game, joining Billy Parker (1971), Josh Bard (2002), Miguel Cabrera (2003), and Carlos Perez (2015). He is Chicago’s No. 2-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline and was a first-round draft pick by Boston in 2024. Montgomery was part of the trade that sent Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox before last season. The White Sox have a 38-32 record and are atop the AL Central. They have taken two of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers and have beaten the Atlanta Braves twice in a row. The White Sox lost 102 games in 2025 and a record 121 games in 2024. White Sox fans have not experienced sustained success for five years.
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