Braden Montgomery keeps raking at Triple-A, boosting White Sox outlook
Braden Montgomery’s first Triple-A three-hit game arrived just three games after his promotion, and his power binge has kept Chicago’s top prospect on the fast track.
Braden Montgomery wasted little time making Triple-A Charlotte feel like home. Three games into the level, the White Sox’ top prospect delivered his first three-hit game, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, his first two Triple-A RBIs and a walk in a 16-1 win over Jacksonville at Bragan Field at VyStar Ballpark.
That game was the checkpoint that made the next conversation easier to have. Montgomery, a 23-year-old switch-hitting outfielder, has kept stacking impact at the plate since the call-up, turning a strong Double-A season into a convincing run against tougher pitching. He followed that breakthrough with his first Triple-A home run on May 13, then added his second on May 16, showing that the production has not been limited to one hot night or a couple of loud swings.
The numbers back up the eye test. As of May 22, Montgomery was hitting .298 with a .397 on-base percentage, a .547 slugging percentage and a .944 OPS across his 2026 minor league work. He had 8 home runs, 29 RBIs and 3 stolen bases, a profile that speaks to more than raw power. The 18 walks he drew in April with the Birmingham Barons helped fuel a .310/.423/.575 line that earned him Southern League Player of the Month honors, along with league-leading work in triples. That blend of selectivity and extra-base damage is what makes the Triple-A jump look sustainable rather than accidental.
Montgomery’s rise matters because Chicago needs its rebuilding core to start taking shape in real time. MLB Pipeline ranked him as the White Sox’s highest-rated prospect at No. 36 in its 2026 Top 100 update, and he was listed as the organization’s No. 1 prospect in the same period. The White Sox also had five players in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 in January, a reminder that the system is carrying real weight for the big club’s future.
The path that brought Montgomery here only adds to the significance. Chicago acquired him from Boston in the Dec. 11, 2024 Garrett Crochet trade, a four-player return that also brought in Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman González. Montgomery, the No. 12 overall pick by the Red Sox in the 2024 draft, is now doing exactly what a premium acquisition is supposed to do: force the major league club to start imagining a faster timeline.
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