Braden Montgomery, former Red Sox prospect, hits walkoff home run in MLB debut for White Sox

CHICAGO — Former Red Sox prospect Braden Montgomery hit a walkoff two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the White Sox past the Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.

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Montgomery, who was drafted 12th overall by the Red Sox in 2024 before being sent to Chicago in the trade for Garrett Crochet that December, finished his debut 2 for 5 with three RBIs and the game-winning run.

Montgomery became just the fifth player in MLB history with a walkoff home run in his debut, joining Carlos Perez (2015), Miguel Cabrera (2003), Josh Bard (2002), and Billy Parker (1971), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Miguel Vargas launched a two-run shot in the third to begin Chicago’s comeback from a 4-0 deficit against the Braves, who have the best record in the majors at 45-22. Montgomery made it 4-3 with an RBI single in the fourth, and Jacob Gonzalez tied it with a run-scoring single in the seventh.

The second-place White Sox (35-31) moved within a half-game of scuffling Cleveland atop the AL Central.

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Matt Olson homered twice in the first three innings for Atlanta, accounting for three runs. Mauricio Dubón put the Braves up 5-4 in the top of the 10th with an RBI single.

With two outs in the bottom half, Montgomery connected on an 0-1 changeup from closer Raisel Iglesias (0-1) and sent it 343 feet over the left-field wall to send the Rate Field crowd into a frenzy.

Automatic runner Andrew Benintendi, another former Red Sox, scored from third ahead of Montgomery.

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