Chicago White Sox shortstop Colton Montgomery holds up the ball after fielding a short fly ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Ryan Ritter to end the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 4, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery makes spectacular over-the-shoulder catch in MLB debut

DENVER (AP) — Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch in the second inning of his major league debut Friday night against Colorado, sprinting back and diving to grab Ryan Ritter’s broken-bat looper.

In the top of the second, Montgomery reached base on a catcher’s interference call. He became the first player in the expansion era since 1961 to reach base n his first plate appearance on a catcher’s interference call, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Montgomery — drafted 22nd overall in 2021 — was 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout in Chicago’s 3-2 victory. The left-handed hitter from Indiana had about 15-20 family members and friends at Coors Field for his debut. ___

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Making his major league debut, Chicago White Sox’s Colton Montgomery steps to the plate in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Chicago White Sox’s Colton Montgomery heads up the first base line after drawing a walk from Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Zach Agnos in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 4, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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