Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery (12) smiles after tripling against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Colson Montgomery Records First Hit of MLB Career With Chicago White Sox

Originally posted on Chicago White Sox on SI
By Jack Ankony | Last updated Jul 6, 2025 11:09 AM ET

It didn't take long for Colson Montgomery to tally his first hit in the major leagues.

In his fifth plate appearance with the White Sox, he scorched a first-pitch, hanging knuckle curveball from Colorado Rockies starter German Marquez to deep right center field during Saturday's 10-3 win. The ball left Montgomery's bat with a 106.7 mph exit velocity and nearly flew over the fence at Coors Field, but it bounced off the wall for an RBI triple, giving the White Sox a 2-0 lead in the first.

RBI triple for Colson Montgomery's 1st career hit! pic.twitter.com/BBqaoja9NX
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 6, 2025

It made for a bit of team history, too. Montgomery is the first White Sox player to record a triple for his first career hit since Tyler Saladino on July 11, 2015 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, per Elias.

Montgomery wouldn't stop there. On a 1-1 count his next at-bat in the third inning, he connected with a sinker over the heart of the plate for a line drive to right field. Montgomery grounded into a double play in his next time up, but he notched another single in his fourth at-bat. The 23-year-old shortstop waited on a slider at the bottom of the zone and shot it back up the middle.

Montgomery's day ended with a fly out to left field in an otherwise memorable day for the rookie in his second big league game. He finished 3-for-5 with an RBI, a triple, two singles, a ground out and a fly out.

3 hits for 1️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/WIBEBT9bHw
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 6, 2025

The White Sox promoted their No. 5 prospect ahead of Friday's game in Colorado. Ranked No. 95 in the MLB Pipeline, Montgomery joined the major league team after slashing .218/.298/.435/.733 with 11 home runs, 10 doubles, 30 RBIs, two stolen bases, 19 walks and 82 strikeouts in 242 plate appearances with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.

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