Braden Montgomery

Braden Abraham Montgomery (born April 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft. He previously played college baseball as both a pitcher and an outfielder for the Stanford Cardinal and Texas A&M Aggies.

Braden Montgomery
Chicago White Sox
Outfielder
Born: (2003-04-16) April 16, 2003 (age 22) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Amateur career

Montgomery grew up in Madison, Mississippi, and attended Madison Central High School. He was named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior.^[1] Montgomery was considered the top high school prospect in the state.^[2]

Montgomery spent his freshman season with the Stanford Cardinal as a starting outfielder and also pitched for the team, primarily as a reliever.^[3] He was named the Pac-12 Conference freshman of the year at the end of the regular season after compiling a .294 batting average with 16 doubles, 18 home runs, 50 runs scored, and 57 runs batted in (RBI) and also posting a 5.79 earned run average (ERA) with 28 strikeouts over 18+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[4][5] He was also named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball.^[6] In 2022, he played for the United States collegiate national team.^[7] After the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Montgomery played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[8][9][10] Montgomery was named to the preseason All-Pac-12 team entering his sophomore season.^[11]

Montgomery transferred to Texas A&M for the 2024 season, his junior year.^[12] In 61 games, he batted .322 with 27 home runs and 85 RBI.^[13] He made only two pitching appearance for the Aggies, allowing four runs in two innings pitched.^[13]

Professional career

Montgomery was selected, as an outfielder, by the Boston Red Sox with the 12th overall pick of the first round of the 2024 MLB draft; the team announced his signing on July 29, 2024.^[14]

On December 11, 2024, Montgomery, along with Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth, and Wikelman González, were traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Garrett Crochet.^[15] He made his professional debut in 2025 with the Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, hitting .304 with three home runs, 19 RBI, and six stolen bases in 18 games. Montgomery was selected to represent the White Sox organization at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game.^[16] A midseason promotion to the High-A Winston-Salem Dash saw him bat .260/.348/.445 with eight home runs, 38 RBI, and five stolen bases over 69 appearances. On July 29, 2025, Montgomery was promoted to the Double-A Birmingham Barons.^[17]