Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

You are Colson Montgomery. In 155 games since being called up by the White Sox to the Majors on July 4, 2025, in Colorado, you have hit 43 homers. The first one came on July 22 of last season and the most recent arrived in the eighth inning Saturday, giving the White Sox a 3-1 victory over the Guardians at Progressive Field -- their first win in that ballpark since 2024. So of these 43 connections, ranking Montgomery only behind Kyle Schwarber (54) and Junior Caminero (46) since the date of his first, which is the shortstop’s favorite? “Tonight,” said a smiling Montgomery. “I don’t remember most of them. I’ll just say tonight.” Truth be told, Montgomery was prompted to say Saturday’s Statcast-projected 402-foot blast during his postgame media scrum. But it’s a good choice even without the power of suggestion. After getting walked off in each of the first two contests of this four-game weekend set, Montgomery’s blast brought the White Sox (46-42) even with the Guardians (47-43) atop the American League Central. Their losing streak ended at three, meaning the White Sox remain the only team in the Majors without a losing streak of four games or longer this season. Montgomery’s team-best 22nd home run came off left-handed reliever Tim Herrin, giving him eight off southpaws in ‘26. So, the apparent gift for a first anniversary in Major League Baseball is the home run. * Vargas' stellar work at hot corner earns first All-Star selection “I’ve just narrowed down the things I need to do on a day-to-day basis, what my body needs to get ready for the game,” said Montgomery of his first year in the big leagues. “What mentally I need to do before the game. Coming up here, last year as a new guy, I felt like I needed to do everything, be everywhere. “Everyone here, we’ve all gotten to the point where we know what we need to do. That’s the biggest thing. The game and stuff, our training will take care of itself out on the field. It’s more of just the process on a day-to-day basis.”