sport.wikisort.org - AthleteColson Kade Montgomery (born February 27, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago White Sox organization.
American baseball player
Baseball player
Colson Montgomery |
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Shortstop |
Born: (2002-02-27) February 27, 2002 (age 20) Jasper, Indiana |
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Amateur career
Montgomery was raised in Holland, Indiana, and attended Southridge High School in Huntingburg, Indiana, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2] He began his high school career being recruited mainly for basketball by schools such as Purdue University and the University of Louisville before shifting his focus to baseball.[3][4] In 2018, his freshman year, he hit .387 with 33 RBIs.[5] As a sophomore, he averaged 21.1 points per game on the basketball court.[6] He is the all-time leading scorer in Southridge basketball history with 1,966 career points.[7]
As a junior, Montgomery committed to play college baseball at Indiana University.[8][9] He also would have been a preferred walk-on for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.[10] In 2021, his senior baseball season, he batted .333 with seven home runs, 23 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases, and led Southridge to their first ever IHSAA state championship.[11][12] Following the end of the season, he traveled to Cary, North Carolina, where he participated in MLB's first ever Draft Combine.[13]
Professional career
Montgomery was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round with the 22nd overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[14][15] He signed with the White Sox for a $3 million signing bonus.[16] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League White Sox.[17] Over 104 at-bats in 26 games, Montgomery slashed .287/.396/.362 with seven doubles and seven RBIs.[18] He was assigned to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers of the Single-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season.[19] He was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-A South Atlantic League in late June.[20] Montgomery was promoted once again in mid-August to the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League.[21] Over 96 games between the three teams, he slashed .274/.381/.429 with 11 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 17 doubles.[22]
References
- "Southridge's Colson Montgomery preparing for MLB Draft". June 22, 2021.
- "Montgomery readies for last basketball rodeo". Dubois County Herald.
- "Multi-sport Indiana star enjoys visit to Louisville basketball". Cardinal Authority.
- Magley, Hendrix. "Southridge's Colson Montgomery has big plans for his baseball future, senior year". Evansville Courier & Press.
- Sokeland, Kyle. "Colson Montgomery taking his basketball, baseball future one day at a time". Evansville Courier & Press.
- "Local athletes galore on PAC All-Conference squad". Dubois County Herald.
- "Montgomery made most of 'Last Dance'". Dubois County Herald.
- Magley, Hendrix. "Southridge's Colson Montgomery commits to play baseball at Indiana University". Evansville Courier & Press.
- aaron.ferguson@nwi.com, 219-853-2519, Aaron Ferguson. "Potent Southridge lineup, featuring potential first-round pick, poses challenge for Hanover Central". nwitimes.com.
- "Q&A: Montgomery on pro debut, choosing baseball". MLB.com.
- Magley, Hendrix. "All-SW Indiana baseball: Camden Gasser and Colson Montgomery motivated each other". Evansville Courier & Press.
- Magley, Hendrix. "'This year was going to be different': Southridge baseball wins Class 3A state title". Evansville Courier & Press.
- Hancock, Aaron. "Colson Montgomery preparing for MLB Draft at first-ever draft combine". www.14news.com.
- "Can first-round draft pick Colson Montgomery translate his small-town fame to White Sox success?".
- "Colson Montgomery: Shortstop drafted by Chicago White Sox at No. 22 - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- "Colson Montgomery signs with White Sox". MLB.com.
- "Colson Montgomery is Ready to Put in the Work".
- "Colson Montgomery looks to be a great White Sox draft pick". 24 December 2021.
- "White Sox top prospects begin season in Kannapolis". 9 April 2022.
- "White Sox promote former Southridge baseball star Colson Montgomery to High-A".
- "White Sox excited to launch 'Project Birmingham' with Class a callups". 22 August 2022.
- "Colson Montgomery Stats, Fantasy & News".
External links
2021 Major League Baseball draft first round selections |
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Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks |
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- 1965: Plesha
- 1966: May
- 1967: Haynes
- 1968: McKinney
- 1969: Nicholson
- 1970: Richard
- 1971: Goodwin
- 1972: Ondina
- 1973: Swisher
- 1974: Monroe
- 1975: Knapp
- 1976: Trout
- 1977: Baines
- 1978: none
- 1979: Buechele, Seilheimer
- 1980: Espy
- 1981: Boston
- 1982: Karkovice
- 1983: Davis, Morman
- 1984: Menéndez, Hartley
- 1985: Brown
- 1986: Hall
- 1987: McDowell
- 1988: Ventura
- 1989: Thomas
- 1990: Fernandez
- 1991: Ruffcorn
- 1992: Pearson
- 1993: Christman
- 1994: Johnson, Clemons
- 1995: Liefer
- 1996: Seay
- 1997: Dellaero, Kane, Caradonna, Myette, Parque, Biddle
- 1998: Wells, Rowand
- 1999: Stumm, Ginter, West, Purvis
- 2000: Borchard
- 2001: Honel, Allen
- 2002: Ring
- 2003: B. Anderson
- 2004: Fields, Lumsden, González
- 2005: Broadway
- 2006: McCulloch
- 2007: Poreda
- 2008: Beckham
- 2009: Mitchell, Phegley
- 2010: Sale
- 2011: Walker
- 2012: Hawkins, Barnum
- 2013: T. Anderson
- 2014: Rodón
- 2015: Fulmer
- 2016: Collins, Burdi
- 2017: Burger
- 2018: Madrigal
- 2019: Vaughn
- 2020: Crochet
- 2021: Montgomery
- 2022: Schultz
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