Is a 2021 graduate of Southridge High School in Huntingburg, Ind., where he played baseball, basketball and football… helped guide the Raiders to the IHSAA Class 3A state championship in baseball … remains the leading scorer in Southridge basketball history with 1,966 points... Was inducted into the Dubois County (Ind.) Baseball Hall of Fame on 7/16/25, including a banner unveiling ceremony... Prior to signing with the White Sox, committed to play baseball at Indiana University with a preferred walk-on invite to play basketball for the Hoosiers, his favorite childhood team.
2025
Finished fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting with 23 points despite playing in just 71 games after making his Major League debut on 7/4...History: Tied for second among all Major League rookies with 21 home runs and ranked fifth with 55 RBI, a 162-game pace to record 48 and 125 … his .529 slugging percentage would have ranked seventh in the AL with the required plate appearances … some notes on his historic debut...His 21 home runs were the most in MLB history by a primary shortstop over his first 71 career games and the most ever by a player with zero homers at the All-Star Break;...Joined José Abreu (26 HR/67 RBI in 2014) as the only players in White Sox history to record 21-plus homers and 55-plus RBI in his first 71 games;...His 21 homers are the second-highest total in Sox history by a player in his first 71 games behind Abreu (26), and his 55 RBI are fourth-most; Ranked third in MLB in the second half with 53 RBI and fifth with 21 home runs … 21 homers and 53 RBI are the highest totals in Sox history by a rookie after the break;...21 home runs tied HOFs Jim Thome (2007) and Frank Thomas (1993) for the fourth-highest total in Sox history after the break and were the most since Thome in 2007;...Homered in back-to-back games eight times, including four in a row from 8/22-26 and three in a row from 7/22-25...Joined Abreu as the only Sox players to record four, four-plus RBI games over his first 71 career games...Youth is Served: Along with INF Chase Meidroth and Cs Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero, became the second position player foursome in White Sox history to record a 1.0-plus WAR mark in their age 23-or-younger season, joining Jack Fournier, Braggo Roth, Ray Schalk and Buck Weaver in 1914. Hit Parade: Meidroth (114), Quero (98), Teel (69) and Montgomery (61) combined for 342 hits, the most by a Sox rookie foursome since Chris Singleton (149), Carlos Lee (144), Craig Wilson (60) and Mark Johnson (47) recorded 400 in 1999...Posted an average bat speed of 75.5 mph, fifth-fastest in the AL and 11th-fastest in the Majors … averaged 402 feet with a 107.1 mph exit velocity on his 21 home runs...Made 58 starts at shortstop and 10 at third base … according to Fangraphs, his seven DRS at shortstop ranked fourth in the AL and tied for sixth in the majors (min. 500 innings played)...Road Warrior: Batted .265/.333/.576 (35-132) with 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 36 games on the road … his .576 slugging percentage would have ranked third in the AL with the required plate appearances, and his .909 OPS would have ranked fifth...By the Numbers: Recorded a .567 slugging percentage and .887 OPS vs. right-handed pitchers … batted .288/.333/.780 (17-59) with eight home runs from the No. 5 slot in the order and .243/.321/.542 (52-214) with 18 homers when playing shortstop...Welcome to the Show: Was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte on 7/4 and made his Major League debut that night at Colorado, going 0-2 with a walk as the starting shortstop … became the first player in the Expansion Era (1961-) to reach base via catcher's interference in his first career plate appearance (Elias) … made a diving catch in left field with runners on first and third to end the second inning...Went 3-5 with a triple and RBI in his second game on 7/5 at the Rockies … the first-inning triple off Germán Márquez was his first Major League hit … became the first Sox player since Tyler Saladino (7/11/2015 at Cubs) to record a triple for his first career hit (Elias) and first since Zach Remillard (6/17/23 at Seattle) to post a three-hit effort within his first two career games (STATS)...Second-Half Surge: Ranked third in MLB after the All-Star Break with 53 RBI and fifth with 21 home runs … set franchise rookie records for most second-half homers and RBI, breaking the marks of 18 and 49 set by Josh Fields in 2007...Recorded his first career multi-RBI game on 7/18 at Pittsburgh, going 2-4 with a double and two RBI... Blast Off!: Became the fourth player in White Sox history to hit 18-plus home runs over a 37-game span (7/22-9/5), joining Thome (2007-08), Thomas (2000, '03) and Albert Belle (1998) … some notes on his historic 37-game stretch:...Hit his first major-league homer on 7/22 at Tampa Bay, a solo shot off Bryan Baker in the seventh inning;...Homered in three straight games from 7/22-25, becoming the first Sox rookie since Daniel Palka from 9/16-19/18 to accomplish that feat (STATS);...Became the sixth player in White Sox history to homer in back-to- back games within his first 16 career games and first since Tim Anderson from 6/25-26/16;...Homered in four consecutive games from 8/22-26, one short of the franchise record shared by A.J. Pierzynski (2012), Paul Konerko (2011), Carlos Lee (2003), Thomas (twice in 1994), Ron Kittle (1983) and Greg Luzinski (1983);..Joined Matt Davidson (four in 2017), Kittle (five in 1983) and Rich McKinney (four in 1970) as the only Sox rookies to homer in four straight games;...Became the youngest player (23.180) in Sox history to homer in four-plus straight games (Sarah Langs)...Bring 'em In: Drove in a run in five straight games from 7/20- 25 … went 2-5 with a homer and career-high five RBI on 7/23 at Tampa Bay … became the sixth player in White Sox history to record five-plus RBI within his first 16 career games and first since Abreu in 2014 … five RBI were the most by a Sox rookie since Seby Zavala (six) on 7/31/21 vs. Cleveland...Hit his first home run at Rate Field on 7/25 vs. the Cubs, a solo shot off LHP Shota Imanaga … connected on a game-tying, two-run shot off LHP Christopher Sánchez on 7/28 vs. Philadelphia, becoming the first left-hander in 2025 to homer off Sánchez...August Fireworks: Recorded 10 home runs and 20 RBI over 24 games in August … his 10 homers tied Abreu (April and June 2014) for the highest monthly total by a rookie in Sox history and tied for the third-highest total in the AL during the month...Went 2-4 with a home run and four RBI on 8/3 at Los Angeles- AL … connected on a 452-foot home run (114.5 mph) off Slade Cecconi on 8/10 vs. Cleveland...Connect Four: Homered in all three games vs. Minnesota from 8/22-24, including his first career grand slam (off Mick Abel) on 8/23 … became the first Sox rookie since Zavala on 7/31/21 vs. Cleveland to homer with the bases loaded … hit a home run in his fourth straight game on 8/26 vs. Kansas City, the longest streak by a Sox player since Pierzynski in 2012...Twin Killing: Homered for the fourth straight game against Minnesota on 9/1 at Target Field and added a 454-foot, three-run shot off Noah Davis on 9/4, the second-longest of the season by a Sox player … finished with five home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.226 OPS in seven games vs. Minnesota... Went 2-4 with a home run and four RBI on 9/5 at Detroit … his two-run homer off Keider Montero in the seventh inning extended the Sox lead to 7-4...Ended the season on a career-high, 10-game hitting streak, batting .359/.419/.667 (14-for-39) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored...Went 7-12 (.583) against left-handed pitchers over his last five games, including two-hit efforts vs. both Max Fried (9/24) and Carlos Rodón (9/25) at Yankee Stadium...Hit a game-winning, two-run homer off LHP José A. Ferrer in the ninth on 9/26 at Washington to give the Sox a 10-9 victory...Matched his career high with three hits on 9/27 at Washington (second time), going 3-4 with a double, homer and two RBI...Began the season with Charlotte, batting .149 (14-for-94) with three home runs, six RBI and 43 strikeouts in his first 23 games … was sent to the White Sox complex in Glendale, Ariz. on 4/30 to work with Ryan Fuller, the organization's director of hitting...Played in five games with the ACL White Sox before returning to Charlotte on 5/13 … batted .341/.413/.634 (14-for-41) with six doubles, two homers and seven RBI in his first 10 games back with the Knights...Recorded his first career multi-homer game on 5/24 vs. Round Rock, going 4-4 with two doubles, two home runs and two RBI… homered twice for the second time on 6/5 vs. Lehigh Valley...Was named International League Player of the Week for the period of 6/23-29 after batting .500/.522/1.227 (11-for-22) with four home runs, eight RBI, nine runs scored and a 1.749 OPS...Went 3-4 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored...on 6/26 at Toledo … posted his fourth multi-homer effort on 6/29...at the Mud Hens...Prior to the season, was rated by MLB.com and Baseball...America as the No. 39 overall prospect in baseball.
2024
Spent the entire season at Class AAA Charlotte, playing in a career-high 130 games...Ranked among the White Sox organizational leaders in home runs (tied-first, 18), games played (tied-second), walks (tied-third, 69), runs scored (fourth, 69), extra-base hits (tied-fourth, 42), RBI (fifth, 63), total bases (fifth, 185), hits (seventh, 104) and doubles (tied-eighth, 21)...Played in the MLB All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas … was the starting third baseman for the American League, reaching base in both of his plate appearances (catcher's interference and a walk)...Homered in back-to-back games four times during the season, including his first and second career Class AAA home runs on 4/12-13 at Jacksonville...Hit a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning of a 3-3 game on 4/24 at Lehigh Valley … Charlotte went on to win, 5-3 … drew a season-high four walks on 4/26 at Lehigh Valley...Connected on consecutive leadoff home runs on 5/5 vs. Memphis and 5/7 at Gwinnett...Recorded a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning on 6/18 vs. Gwinnett … the Knights won, 4-3, in 10 innings...Slashed .264/.357/.458 (19-for-72) with four home runs, 13 RBI and 10 walks over 19 games in September … matched his season high with three hits (sixth time) on 9/7 at Norfolk and recorded a season-high four RBI on 9/18 at Syracuse...Hit .313/.511/.656 (10-for-32) with two doubles, three homers, 11 RBI, 13 runs scored and 10 walks over 11 games with the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League...Was selected to play in the inaugural Spring Breakout game on 3/15 at the Cubs, but the game was canceled due to rain.
2023
Batted a combined .287/.456/.484 (64-for-223) with 14 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 37 RBI and 51 runs scored over 64 games between the Arizona Complex League White Sox, Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham...Hit .327/.493/.500 (17-for-52) against left-handed pitching and .275/.444/.480 (47-for-171) vs. right-handers...Began the season on the injured list with a back strain...Appeared in 10 rehab games with the ACL Sox before being reinstated from the IL and assigned to Winston-Salem on 7/4...Reached base safely in each of his first 12 games with the Dash, hitting .410/.610/.615 (16-for-39) with two doubles, two homers, eight RBI, 12 runs scored, 16 walks and four HBP...Drew a walk in seven straight games from 7/7-19, including three on 7/16 at Asheville...Reached base fives times on 7/8 vs. Hickory, going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two walks and four runs scored...Was promoted to Birmingham on 8/1, where he reached base safely in 36 of 37 games...Recorded a 20-game, on-base streak from 8/1-29, slashing .274/.436/.479 (20-for-73) with five doubles, two triples, two homers, 16 RBI, 16 walks and 19 runs scored...Fell a triple shy of the cycle on 8/3 vs. Rocket City and a home run short on 8/19 vs. Chattanooga...Posted a 16-game on-base streak from 8/31-9/17, recording a .373 on-base percentage during that span...Played in 20 games with Glendale in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .244/.300/.415 (20-for-82) with three homers and 20 RBI...Was named an AFL Fall Star...Baseball America Preseason Rankings: No. 39 prospect in baseball...No. 1 prospect, Best Athlete and Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the White Sox organization...MLB.com Preseason Rankings: No. 38 overall and No. 11 shortstop prospect in baseball...No. 1 prospect the Sox system.
2022
Combined to hit .274/.381/.429 (96-350) with 17 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 47 RBI and 58 runs scored over 96 games between Class A Kannapolis, Class Advanced A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham....Ranked sixth among White Sox minor leaguers in on-base percentage and tied for sixth in walks (54)....Batted .287/.396/.434 (82-286) with eight home runs against right-handed pitchers, compared to .219/.311/.406 (14-64) and three homers vs. lefties...Recorded a season-high five RBI on 4/19 vs. Fredericksburg...Reached base safely in 50 straight games from 4/24-7/17, tied for the second-longest streak in MiLB during the season...hit .344/.448/.519 (63-183) with nine doubles, seven home runs, 24 RBI, 34 runs scored and 21 multi-hit efforts during the streak...Posted a .327/.435/.538 (17-52) slash line over 14 games in May and a .379/.461/.540 (33-87) line over 23 games in June...tallied four straight multi-hit games from 5/14-18 (.529, 9-17)...Was promoted to Winston-Salem on 6/24...hit safely in nine of his first 10 games with the Dash, going 14-36 (.389) with two doubles, two homers and seven RBI...Was promoted to Birmingham on 8/23 as part of the "Project Birmingham" experiment where most of the top prospects in the organization were assigned to the Barons...hit his first professional grand slam on 9/10 vs. Chattanooga...Entered the season rated by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect, Best Athlete and Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the White Sox organization...also was tabbed by MLB.com as the No.1 prospect in the Sox system.
2021
Made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League White Sox, starting at shortstop in all 26 games...Batted .412 (7-17) with two doubles and seven RBI with RISP...Went 13-34 (.382) with two doubles, six RBI and five multihit efforts over nine games in September...Was signed/recommended by Sox scout Justin Wechsler.
