White Sox's Braden Montgomery hits walk-off home run in MLB debut

The Chicago White Sox entered their Tuesday matchup against the Atlanta Braves with a 34-31 record.

>Not bad, but they needed someone to give them a spark, an extra push as they are in a battle with the Cleveland Guardians for the top spot in the AL Central.

>On Tuesday, an unlikely hero emerged. His name is Braden Montgomery.

>The White Sox called up the 23-year-old outfielder from their Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, just in time to face the Atlanta Braves, the best team in MLB, record-wise.

>Montgomery proved that he’s ready for the show. In his major league debut, Montgomery had himself a game to remember. He registered two hits in five at-bats, and accounted for three RBIs. But his moment of glory came when the lights were brightest — Chicago down a run, 5-4, in the 10th inning.

>Andrew Benintendi was on base when Montgomery came to the plate. He delivered, in walk-off fashion, smashing a homer 343 feet into left field. With his two-run home run, Montgomery became the fifth player ever to hit a walk-off homer in his MLB debut.

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BRADEN MONTGOMERY HITS A WALK-OFF HOMER IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT! pic.twitter.com/ifxPs2t57F

— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2026“Just how we drew it up,” Montgomery said as he was all smiles, relishing and celebrating his historic debut. “That was … I still don’t know what to say. That was unreal.”

>He was speechless, at least that’s how he described the feeling when he got the hit.

>“I had no clue,” Montgomery said. “I hit it and I thought that it would at least get over his head so I was excited that at least we didn’t lose. That was, yeah, that left me speechless.”

>As he rounded the bases and made it back home, he was embraced by his teammates and met with a Gatorade bath.

>“That was just surreal,” Montgomery said. “I mean, I couldn’t even hear anything. Obviously I was told the crowd was pretty loud.”

>Montgomery saw the pitch coming.

>“It was a change up,” he said. “A pretty good swing on it and the rest is history.”

>It was an all-around magical night for Montgomery as his first at-bat in the majors led to an RBI. He placed a ball into left field, bringing home Jacob Gonzalez in the fourth inning.

>All in a night’s work, he tallied his first career hit, RBI, home run, walk-off and walk-off home run.

>Montgomery didn’t just make his debut, he made his name known across baseball. This is what you love about sports.

>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Braden Montgomery walk-off home run in MLB debut gives White Sox win