Braden Montgomery | |
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Boston Red Sox | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | April 26, 2003|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Braden Abraham Montgomery (born April 26,2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. The 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.
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 Freshmen 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]
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]
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