Billy Carlson: Introducing the White Sox Top Draft Pick

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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White Sox first-round draft pick Billy Carlson joins Chuck Garfien for his first in-depth conversation in Chicago. The Southern California shortstop opens up about his love for the game, why defense at shortstop became his passion, and the leadership style he brings to the field. Carlson also shares his draft-day experience, the excitement of joining a rebuilding White Sox organization, and the text he received from Colson Montgomery that meant the world to him.

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0:54.4	All right, on the podcast today, it is a conversation with first round draft pick,
0:59.0	Billy Carlson, who grew up in Southern California, one of the best short stops in America.
1:06.9	He's a defensive whiz, and he's here on the podcast in Chicago at the ballpark to talk about what it means to be a part of this White Sox franchise, and the kind of player he is, the kind of teammate he is, the kind of leader he is on the field.
1:24.0	And he tells an amazing story about one White Sox player who texted him soon after
1:31.5	he was drafted. And that one player is Colson Montgomery, fellow shortstop, reaching out to Billy.
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