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With eyes on 'best players,' White Sox intrigued by prep shortstops

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Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@WeintraubCole and @brendan_samson
July 10, 2025

The 26th annual All-Star Futures Game is coming this weekend to Truist Park, and a number of future stars seemed to be gearing up for the showcase on Wednesday. In his Triple-A debut, JJ Wetherholt (MLB No. 19) launched a homer, raced for a triple and added a double for

Montgomery's 'can't quit' attitude paying off in strong start to MLB career

July 8, 2025

CHICAGO -- It was a couple of months ago, while Colson Montgomery was playing shortstop for Triple-A Charlotte, when White Sox general manager Chris Getz called the organization’s No. 5 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

July 7, 2025

Summertime is all about the bats. At least that's how it seemed to shake out around the Minor Leagues on Sunday as big performances at the plate took the spotlight to cap the first week of July. Among those were big hits from some of the top shortstop prospects in

Mathias LaCombe highlights

July 6, 2025

Montgomery breaks out, goes 3-for-5 in second career game

July 6, 2025

DENVER -- Colson Montgomery picked up speed like a runaway freight train in his second career game, pacing the White Sox to a 10-3 win over the Rockies, securing the three-game weekend set and setting up a potential sweep on Sunday.

Taylor takes advantage of 'opportunity to learn'

July 5, 2025

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After last-minute call-up, Montgomery's family went into 'scramble mode' to attend his debut

July 5, 2025

DENVER -- Colson Montgomery, the White Sox No. 5 prospect and the No. 95 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, made one of the most unique -- and even historic -- Major League debuts on Friday night at Coors Field.

What an intro! Montgomery makes must-see catch in memorable MLB debut

July 5, 2025

DENVER -- Colson Montgomery’s Major League debut was unique from the very start. In his first inning on the field in a big league game, the White Sox No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline (and No. 95 overall) made the first defensive play of the game for Chicago in a

'He was always a superstar': Sox call up No. 5 prospect Colson Montgomery

July 4, 2025

There were some who thought Colson Montgomery, the No. 5 White Sox prospect and No. 95 overall, according to MLB Pipeline, could be the Opening Day shortstop on the team’s 2025 Major League roster.

What to expect from Colson Montgomery in the Majors

@JesseABorek
July 4, 2025

In the summer of 2023, Colson Montgomery was one of the hottest prospects on the planet. Recovered from oblique and back injuries that cost him the first two months of his season, the left-handed-hitting shortstop was tearing the cover off the baseball: a 1.054 OPS in June, a .371/.547/.565 slash

Schultz, Montgomery to represent Sox at MLB Futures Game

July 1, 2025

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. LOS ANGELES -- The word future gets used quite liberally in relation to the White Sox and their latest rebuild incarnation. But for

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@allisonmast13
June 29, 2025

Any given Sunday, there’s plenty of MiLB action to go around, but this week’s edition featured yet another home run in a series finale by Carson Williams (Rays), the second multihomer game of the week by fellow shortstop Colson Montgomery (White Sox) and some near-perfect pitching by Connelly Early (Red

What does No. 5 prospect Montgomery's hot streak mean for callup timeline?

June 29, 2025

CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery, the No. 5 White Sox prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, continued his torrid weekend for Triple-A Charlotte with two home runs Sunday during a 5-3 loss at Toledo.

A backpick, a gem and the rookie: 3 keys to win over SF

June 28, 2025

CHICAGO -- Prior to the ultimately crucial bottom of the sixth during a 1-0 White Sox victory over the Giants Saturday afternoon at Rate Field, manager Will Venable went to Andrew Benintendi with a question. If the White Sox had runners on first and second in this scoreless battle, would

Getz seeing Major League core emerging: 'I like the group that we have here'

June 28, 2025

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Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 27, 2025

The day began with fireworks as one of the sport's top international prospects had himself a game that will be hard to top. The Mets' Elian Peña did a few games' worth of damage in just seven innings, launching a trio of homers and driving in eight runs. But the

Taylor's journey from catch with Paul Skenes to an MLB mound

June 21, 2025

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Two youngsters' dissimilar paths converge in callup to White Sox

No. 15 prospect González impresses with two innings in relief in MLB debut
@juliackreuz
June 20, 2025

TORONTO -- Two vastly different roads to the Majors converged in the White Sox clubhouse. On the heels of a 19-inning doubleheader and with injuries to a pair of key arms in their pitching staff, the White Sox called up right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte and selected the contract

White Sox promote top prospect Schultz to Triple-A

June 14, 2025

CHICAGO -- The challenge for Noah Schultz, the No. 1 left-handed pitching prospect in the game and the No. 1 White Sox prospect (per MLB Pipeline) seemingly grew a little tougher as he was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday. Truist Field, which is home to the Knights, is a

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 13, 2025

There was a little bit of everything during a productive full slate of Minor League action. Top 100 prospects Chase Burns and Trey Yesavage made good first impressions at new levels while two of the sport's brightest young stars -- JJ Wetherholt and Braden Montgomery -- came through when their

'Always imagined a zero': Taylor turns in scoreless inning in debut

June 11, 2025

HOUSTON -- The White Sox’s plan was laid out for Grant Taylor, the club’s No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline, when he was sent from Major League camp to the Minor League side during Spring Training in March. Taylor would begin the season building up innings with Double-A Birmingham but

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

June 8, 2025

It's summer time and the weather is warm in the Minor Leagues. Maybe that's why Sunday was marked by big swings and big performances with hitters around the Minors standing out for what they did at the dish.

Teel in middle of White Sox winning rally during eventful MLB debut

June 6, 2025

CHICAGO -- White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel had his contract selected from Triple-A Charlotte before Friday's 7-2 comeback victory over the Royals at Rate Field. To make room on the roster, backstop Korey Lee was optioned to Charlotte. Teel was in the lineup as the starting catcher, batting sixth

What to expect from White Sox prospect Teel in the big leagues

June 6, 2025

The White Sox called up one of the best catching prospects in baseball when they added Edgar Quero in mid-April. Seven weeks later, they're promoting an even better one. Kyle Teel, MLB's No. 26 prospect, will join Chicago before its game tonight against the Royals. He was the best of