Colson Montgomery joins elite Chicago White Sox company on Monday

Rodney Knuppel

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It has been quite the summer for Chicago White Sox rookie Colson Montgomery. After making his Major League Baseball debut on July 20 and starting his career with a six-game hit streak, on Monday night, he joined elite Chicago White Sox history.

The 23-year-old from Jasper, Indiana, belted a solo home run to tie the game against the Detroit Tigers, which was his tenth of the season. The lefthander was the first White Sox hitter to blast ten long balls in 32 or fewer games since Jose Abreu in 2024

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Overall, he is the third fastest in White Sox history. Ahead of Abreu by a single game was Zeke Bonura, who did it in 25, over 90 seasons ago.

The bad news is, the Chicago White Sox lost. Again. The White Sox are now 43-76, deep in the American League Central basement. Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking home run in the top of the ninth inning to give the Tigers the lead, and Will Vest picked up his 17th save in the game.

Chicago had just four hits in the game. Montgomery, the starting shortstop, now has 120 plate appearances on the season, and is hitting .241, with 16 runs scored and 26 runs batted in.

The same two teams will play again on Tuesday evening, before a day game on Wednesday.

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Rodney Knuppel

Rodney Knuppel is a freelance writer for The Sporting News. When not watching, listening or writing about sports, Rodney enjoys following the travels of his three kids, who are all active in their own sports and activities. A huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, Rodney also enjoys St. Louis Blues hockey and is a big Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan.