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The Chicago White Sox entered their Tuesday matchup against the Atlanta Braves with a 34-31 record.
Not bad, but they needed someone to give them a spark, an extra push as they are in a battle with the Cleveland Guardians for the top spot in the AL Central.
On Tuesday, an unlikely hero emerged. His name is Braden Montgomery.
The White Sox called up the 23-year-old outfielder from their Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, just in time to face the Atlanta Braves, the best team in MLB, record-wise.
Montgomery proved that he’s ready for the show. In his major league debut, Montgomery had himself a game to remember. He registered two hits in five at-bats, and accounted for three RBIs. But his moment of glory came when the lights were brightest — Chicago down a run, 5-4, in the 10th inning.
Andrew Benintendi was on base when Montgomery came to the plate. He delivered, in walk-off fashion, smashing a homer 343 feet into left field. With his two-run home run, Montgomery became the fifth player ever to hit a walk-off homer in his MLB debut.
“Just how we drew it up,” Montgomery said as he was all smiles, relishing and celebrating his historic debut. “That was … I still don’t know what to say. That was unreal.”
He was speechless, at least that’s how he described the feeling when he got the hit.
“I had no clue,” Montgomery said. “I hit it and I thought that it would at least get over his head so I was excited that at least we didn’t lose. That was, yeah, that left me speechless.”
As he rounded the bases and made it back home, he was embraced by his teammates and met with a Gatorade bath.
“That was just surreal,” Montgomery said. “I mean, I couldn’t even hear anything. Obviously I was told the crowd was pretty loud.”
Montgomery saw the pitch coming.
“It was a change up,” he said. “A pretty good swing on it and the rest is history.”
It was an all-around magical night for Montgomery as his first at-bat in the majors led to an RBI. He placed a ball into left field, bringing home Jacob Gonzalez in the fourth inning.
All in a night’s work, he tallied his first career hit, RBI, home run, walk-off and walk-off home run.
Montgomery didn’t just make his debut, he made his name known across baseball. This is what you love about sports.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Braden Montgomery walk-off home run in MLB debut gives White Sox win
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Not bad, but they needed someone to give them a spark, an extra push as they are in a battle with the Cleveland Guardians for the top spot in the AL Central.
On Tuesday, an unlikely hero emerged. His name is Braden Montgomery.
The White Sox called up the 23-year-old outfielder from their Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, just in time to face the Atlanta Braves, the best team in MLB, record-wise.
Montgomery proved that he’s ready for the show. In his major league debut, Montgomery had himself a game to remember. He registered two hits in five at-bats, and accounted for three RBIs. But his moment of glory came when the lights were brightest — Chicago down a run, 5-4, in the 10th inning.
Andrew Benintendi was on base when Montgomery came to the plate. He delivered, in walk-off fashion, smashing a homer 343 feet into left field. With his two-run home run, Montgomery became the fifth player ever to hit a walk-off homer in his MLB debut.
“Just how we drew it up,” Montgomery said as he was all smiles, relishing and celebrating his historic debut. “That was … I still don’t know what to say. That was unreal.”
He was speechless, at least that’s how he described the feeling when he got the hit.
“I had no clue,” Montgomery said. “I hit it and I thought that it would at least get over his head so I was excited that at least we didn’t lose. That was, yeah, that left me speechless.”
As he rounded the bases and made it back home, he was embraced by his teammates and met with a Gatorade bath.
“That was just surreal,” Montgomery said. “I mean, I couldn’t even hear anything. Obviously I was told the crowd was pretty loud.”
Montgomery saw the pitch coming.
“It was a change up,” he said. “A pretty good swing on it and the rest is history.”
It was an all-around magical night for Montgomery as his first at-bat in the majors led to an RBI. He placed a ball into left field, bringing home Jacob Gonzalez in the fourth inning.
All in a night’s work, he tallied his first career hit, RBI, home run, walk-off and walk-off home run.
Montgomery didn’t just make his debut, he made his name known across baseball. This is what you love about sports.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Braden Montgomery walk-off home run in MLB debut gives White Sox win
Continue reading...
