Benny Montgomery #26

Benjamin Dennis Montgomery...Son of Ben and Tonyia...Has twin younger brothers, Chase and Bode...Committed to play at the University of Virginia before signing with the Rockies...Named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 after batting .420 with seven home runs, 19 stolen bases and 22 RBI for Red Land High School (Penn.)...Won the Perfect Game All-American Classic home run derby in 2020...Grew up a Phillies fan and is credited for naming his brother ‘Chase’ after Chase Utley.

2024

Played 11 games for Double-A Hartford before missing the rest of the campaign due to a left shoulder injury...Slashed .283/.313/.500 with eight runs, six extra-base hits and 10 RBI in 11 games for the Yard Goats...Placed on the seven-day injured list on April 26 after injuring his left shoulder diving for a ball in the outfield...Transferred to full season injured list on May 14 after undergoing surgery to repair his left labrum and capsule...Played for Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico during the winter, slashing .254/.329/.324 with four runs, three doubles, one triple and four RBI in 19 games.

2023

Spent the campaign with High-A Spokane, batting .251 (110-for-438) with 62 runs, 18 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 51 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 109 games...Finished among Northwest League leaders in walks (52, sixth), hits (110, seventh), strikeouts (135, seventh), runs (62, T-8th) and OBP (.336, ninth)...Slashed .281/.362/.403 through July 30 over a span of 78 games … batted .176 (22-for-125 from Aug. 2 through the end of the season...Recorded a 13-game hitting streak April 14-28, batting .396 (21-for-53) with four extra-base hits and six RBI through this span...Named a Rising Star in the Arizona Fall League after batting .333 (26-for-94) with 16 runs, two doubles, one triple, three home runs, 14 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 10 games.

2022

Spent the majority of the season with Single-A Fresno, slashing .313/.394/.502 with 20 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 42 RBI and nine stolen bases across 56 games...Won California League Player of the Month in September after slashing .425/.477/.725 across nine games...Hit .313, the seventh-best batting average in the California League (min. 250 PA).