"Colson Montgomery's stretch of 10 home runs in 18 games may have put unfair expectations on the Chicago White Sox rookie, even as a former first-round pick and top prospect. No player can maintain that pace for very long, and Montgomery was bound to regress at some point."
"A quiet week against the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves dropped his batting average down to .215 and his OPS from .876 to .760, but he bounced back in a big way Friday night. After popping out in his first at-bat against the Twins, Montgomery hammered a curveball over the heart of the plate from starter Zebby Matthews to right field for a double. With an exit velocity of 107.7 mph, it was the seventh-hardest hit ball of the 2025 White Sox season."
"In his next at-bat, Montgomery reached for Matthews' slider on the low and outside corner. The 6-foot-3 left-handed hitter used his long arms to muscle it 399 feet to left-center field for a two-run home run, tying the game a 4-4 in the fifth inning. It marked his first home run since Aug. 11 and his 11th in 40 games."
Colson Montgomery experienced an early-season surge with 10 home runs in 18 games that raised expectations. He then cooled, going 3-for-27 over seven games and dropping his batting average to .215 and OPS from .876 to .760 after quiet outings against Kansas City and Atlanta. Against the Minnesota Twins he doubled on a 107.7-mph exit-velocity curveball and followed with a 399-foot two-run homer to tie the game. The homer was his first since Aug. 11 and his 11th in 40 games. Manager Will Venable noted Montgomery is making adjustments to his setup and swing as the league adapts.
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