Braden Abraham Montgomery (born April 26, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft. He previously played college baseball as both a pitcher and an outfielder for the Stanford Cardinal and Texas A&M Aggies.
| Braden Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 26, 2003 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Amateur career
editMontgomery grew up in Madison, Mississippi, and attended Madison Central High School. He was named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior.[1] Montgomery was considered the top high school prospect in the state.[2]
Montgomery spent his freshman season with the Stanford Cardinal as a starting outfielder and also pitched for the team, primarily as a reliever.[3] He was named the Pac-12 Conference freshman of the year at the end of the regular season after compiling a .294 batting average with 16 doubles, 18 home runs, 50 runs scored, and 57 runs batted in (RBI) and also posting a 5.79 earned run average (ERA) with 28 strikeouts over 18 2⁄3 innings pitched.[4][5] He was also named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[6] In 2022, he played for the United States collegiate national team.[7] After the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Montgomery played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[8][9][10] Montgomery was named to the preseason All-Pac-12 team entering his sophomore season.[11]
Montgomery transferred to Texas A&M for the 2024 season, his junior year.[12] In 61 games, he batted .322 with 27 home runs and 85 RBI.[13] He made only two pitching appearance for the Aggies, allowing four runs in two innings pitched.[13]
Professional career
editMontgomery was selected, as an outfielder, by the Boston Red Sox with the 12th overall pick of the first round of the 2024 MLB draft; the team announced his signing on July 29, 2024.[14]
On December 11, 2024, Montgomery, along with Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth, and Wikelman González, was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Garrett Crochet.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Big decision looms for Braden Montgomery, Mississippi's top prep MLB Draft prospect". The Clarion-Ledger. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Braden Montgomery is Mississippi high school baseball top pro prospect". The Clarion-Ledger. April 26, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Stanford freshman Braden Montgomery brings power at plate and on the mound". San Francisco Chronicle. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Fastballs and homers command Braden Montgomery's rise". Richmond Free Press. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (June 8, 2022). "Braden Montgomery named to Collegiate Baseball's 2022 Freshmen All-American team". SI.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Parker, Ben (August 12, 2022). "Could Stanford's Braden Montgomery be the next Shohei Ohtani?". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Top MLB Draft Prospects 11-25". Baseball America. August 23, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "#16 Braden Montgomery". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox 2022 Cape Cod League Preview". Baseball America. 10 June 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "#15 Braden Montgomery". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (January 26, 2023). "Braden Montgomery and Quinn Mathews both receive D1 Baseball Pac-12 Preseason honors". SI.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Two-way star Braden Montgomery to transfer to Texas A&M". SI.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Braden Montgomery Amateur & College Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Red Sox sign first-round Draft pick Braden Montgomery". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Browne, Ian (December 11, 2024). "Crochet dealt to Red Sox for big prospect haul". MLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Stanford Cardinal bio
- Texas A&M Aggies bio