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CHICAGO – Outfielder Braden Montgomery, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 1 White Sox prospect and No. 32 overall, was placed on the 7-day injured list Monday by Double-A Birmingham with a small fracture in his right foot.

Talk about the Sunday Scaries. Try showing up at the ballpark, stepping into the box and seeing these guys staring back at you. That was the scenario Sunday across the Minor Leagues as multiple top pitching prospects returned to the hill in fearsome fashion, most notably the second dominant performance

Cycles! Three-homer games! Stars … well, doing star things! The game’s top two prospects -- the Pirates' Konnor Griffin (who made his Double-A debut) and the Tigers' Kevin McGonigle -- wore fantastic alternate uniforms on the same night. The Mets’ pitching pipeline continued to chug along and 2024 first-rounder Hagen

A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.

CHICAGO -- White Sox players dig the long ball, as do their entertained fans, especially since the All-Star break. Their total of 42 homers leads the Majors during that time, with four of the next five teams at the top of that list being playoff contenders. But it wasn’t about

Scouts talk all the time about bat-to-ball skills -- the ability to make contact on pitches anywhere over the plate, no matter the circumstances. White Sox prospect George Wolkow went next level with that concept when he drove in a run on a one-handed single Tuesday night on a pitch

CHICAGO -- If Colson Montgomery wants to cut down on his flurry of daily media requests, then the White Sox rookie infielder probably shouldn’t produce some sort of dynamic moment in every game he plays.

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin’s White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- From 2022-24, the player featured atop MLB Pipeline's White Sox preseason Top 30 had the last name of Montgomery. That three-year-run

CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery connected on a 1-1 cutter from Slade Cecconi in the first inning of a 6-4 White Sox victory over the Guardians on Sunday at Rate Field and immediately dropped his bat. Not a bat drop out of frustration. No, this casual show of confidence screamed out,

CHICAGO -- White Sox prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith -- the No. 1 and No. 3 left-handed pitching prospects the Major Leagues, per MLB Pipeline -- will be going to the Arizona Fall League following the 2025 Minor League season. Schultz was Chicago’s top pick (26th overall) in the

ANAHEIM -- What a ride it’s been for Colson Montgomery. Montgomery (MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 White Sox prospect, No. 83 overall) homered yet again and drove in four runs in Sunday’s 8-5 loss against the Angels at Angel Stadium. After going homerless in his first 14 MLB games, Montgomery has

There was a little bit of everything as the calendar flipped to August. Double-A firsts by Top 100 prospects Braden Montgomery and Josue Briceño highlighted the offensive exploits, while Trey Yesavage, Robby Snelling and Quinn Mathews all stood out on the mound.

The Trade Deadline is all about headline-grabbing deals involving bundles of talent, and more often than not, that means prospects are front and center. Even so, the swap the A's and Padres pulled off at the 2025 Deadline stood out for the type of prospect involved, specifically with the A's

CHICAGO -- Austin Slater hit the first home run of the 2025 season for the White Sox and on Wednesday, prior to their scheduled series finale against the Phillies at Rate Field, the right-handed hitting outfielder became the team’s first significant move around what figures to be an active Trade

A day after many Minor League clubs celebrated "Christmas in July," there were plenty of presents under the tree for fans of some of the game's top prospects. We had the Marlins' top two prospects -- Thomas White and Robby Snelling -- both set career highs in strikeouts while combining

CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery had 12 games of experience at third base before arriving in the Major Leagues with the White Sox on July 4, and eight of those games came for Glendale during the 2024 Arizona Fall League. So how has the 23-year-old looked so fluid and smooth at

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TAMPA -- There have been numerous times over the past three years when the White Sox have been asked postgame to describe their previous contest. Unfortunately for the rebuilding South Siders, that question usually came after a tough loss or some weird finish not going in their favor. This road