Setting the bar as excessive as attainable, Chicago White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery made certain his MLB debut was a memorable one on Tuesday evening.
Montgomery capped off his first recreation within the large leagues in type, sending the house followers residence pleased after a walk-off 6-5 win within the backside of the tenth inning.
Braden Montgomery made historical past together with his remaining swing of the bat in his MLB debut
Going 2-for-5 after being referred to as up from the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, Montgomery made historical past by turning into solely the fifth participant to ever hit a walk-off residence run in his MLB debut.
Carlos Perez was the final rookie to blast a walk-off in his first MLB recreation over a decade in the past in 2015. Earlier than Perez, Miguel Cabrera began his legendary profession with a game-winning homer. Cabrera’s second got here a yr after Josh Bard completed the primary walk-off residence run in a debut since Billy Parker did it in 1971.
Together with his crew trailing 5-4 and two outs already on the board, Montgomery, 23, crushed an 0-1 pitch over the fence to the suitable of the foul pole in left subject. The 2-run shot ignited the group at Assured Price Discipline and handed the White Sox a 6-5 win over the MLB-best Atlanta Braves.
