SPORTS.YAHOO.COM
Roch Cholowsky hits first home run with the Chicago White Sox
After getting drafted first overall in last months MLB Draft, new Chicago White Sox shortstop and former UCLA BruinRoch Cholowsky homered for the first time with the team, going deep in a Complex League game for the White Sox.The expectations are sky-high for Cholowsky, who was viewed as the drafts No. 1 prospect throughout the 2026 college baseball season. Baseball America shares that optimism, ranking Cholowsky as the White Soxs No. 1 prospect and having Cholowsky as the No. 5 prospect in the entire sport.Roch Cholowskys FIRST bridge league homer The first overall pick in the 2026 draft ranks No. 1 in the White Sox system + No. 5 in our Top 100 (@complexscout) pic.twitter.com/0qa34nV3FG Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) August 1, 2026Cholowsky is a known commodity, being a two-time finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and hitting .329 over his 178 game career. Cholowsky slugged 52 home runs and drove in 167 runs as a Bruin.The real question is how the White Sox will use Cholowsky. Cholowsky is a capable enough defender to stick at shortstop long-term but Chicago is seeing 24-year old Colson Montgomery have a bit of a breakout season at shortstop. Montgomery is tied for ninth in the majors with 25 home runs even if hes batting just .215 on the season.MLB.com hasnt reflected their prospect rankings post-draft but currently they have Chicagos No. 1 prospect, Caleb Bonemer, as a shortstop/third baseman and their No. 3 prospect, Billy Carlson, as another option at shortstop for the White Sox.Even with Montgomery at the MLB level and Bonemer and Carlson waiting in the wings, Cholowsky has the highest ceiling of them all, with Cholowsky being one of the top college shortstops this century after his terrific career with the Bruins.This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Roch Cholowsky hits first home run with the Chicago White Sox
0 Comments 0 Shares 70 Views 0 Reviews