The White Sox surprised the league by winning 84 games this year and earning a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. They ultimately fell to the Guardians in a five-game Division Series, but they’ll be looking to win the division next year on the back of a strong position player group.
Colson Montgomery wasn’t about to change his swing. Not when the Chicago White Sox shortstop was approaching a record no batter wants. Not when his strikeout total climbed past some of baseball’s most notorious free swingers.
Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery had one of the most interesting seasons in MLB history during 2026. Once a borderline All-Star candidate, Montgomery largely disappointed in his first full year.
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After a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, the Chicago White Sox are facing a do-or-die elimination game in Cleveland. The winner of this one will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
After dominating the Chicago White Sox in Game 2, Gavin Williams is starting the decisive American League Division Series Game 5 for the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.
HOUSTON -- Colson Montgomery slugged his first career postseason home run while Braden Montgomery and Chase Meidroth recorded multi-hit games as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of this American League wild-card series.
Colson Montgomery has written quite a tale this season in baseball.
Rookie Hagen Smith pitched three innings, allowing no runs on two hits with one strikeout in a 6-3 Chicago White Sox win at the Houston Astros in the first game of the wild-card series on Tuesday.
Shortstop Colson Montgomery’s 31 home runs are the third-most on the Chicago White Sox. But he also set a new MLB single season record with 227 strikeouts.
Chicago White Sox star Colson Montgomery broke the MLB single-season strikeout record this year by striking out 227 times. The record was previously held by Mark Reynolds, who struck out 223 times in 2009.
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Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery established a major league record Friday night when he struck out for the 224th time this season. Montgomery broke the previous single-season mark of 223 set by Mark Reynolds with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009.
As Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery watched a 93 mph fastball cross the middle of the strike zone in the fifth inning on Friday, he found his way into the record books.
The Chicago White Sox blew an 8-2 lead in an 11-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the second of a four-game series on Friday night. With the loss, the White Sox fell one game behind the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central.
The Chicago White Sox are set to play the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night in the first matchup of a four-game series. Chicago is now a half-game behind the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central standings after dropping Wednesday’s contest by a final score of 6-3.
Both the Dodgers & Yankees saw key players leave early on September 16. Blake Snell, one of the league’s hottest pitchers, was pulled early in Cincinnati.
Colson Montgomery left Wednesday’s series finale in Cleveland after being hit by a pitch, and the White Sox said he is being evaluated for a left wrist contusion.
The Chicago White Sox earned a critical 7-3 win at the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.
Colson Montgomery, Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas are all hitting below .225 in September.
Colson Montgomery’s weekend against Minnesota could double as a summary of his season. He hit his 30th home run Friday. One night later, Montgomery went deep again to set a Chicago White Sox single-season home run record for a player who primarily plays shortstop.
Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.
The Chicago White Sox received encouraging news Sunday after shortstop Colson Montgomery was held out of the lineup against the Houston Astros because of a bruised right shin.
It has been quite a 12-month stretch for Colson Montgomery. The Chicago White Sox shortstop made his major league debut on July 4, 2025, and has impressed ever since.
The Chicago White Sox have a rising star on their hands with Montgomery, whose elite performance has made him a worthy candidate for his first AL All-Star selection.
The Chicago White Sox knew that the stretch of games they are currently playing were going to be tough. After shocking many by winning consecutive series at home against the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, they have dropped two straight games on the road against the New York Yankees.
Just over a year from his MLB debut, Colson Montgomery accomplished a career-first and made franchise history all in the same game.
A year ago this week, Colson Montgomery’s future looked more uncertain than it had at any point in his professional career. After his brutal start at Triple-A Charlotte, the Chicago White Sox pulled their top infield prospect out of the daily grind and sent him to Arizona for one-on-one work with Ryan Fuller.
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