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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Interview with White Sox top-ranked prospect Colson Montgomery

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox first round pick Colson Montgomery is taking part in his first spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona. He talks about meeting Lance Lynn soon after being drafted by the White Sox, how he looks and swings like his favorite baseball player Corey Seager, his decision to pursue a baseball career over basketball, and more.(3:00) - From high school to the minor leagues(9:30) - Differences in playing basketball and baseball(15:00) - First time meeting Tony La Russa(20:50) - Before turning pro, Montgomery planned to play baseball and basketball in college

Transcript

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0:00.0

So you being in high school last year, how far away do the majors feel to you?

0:09.0

Because that's the dream. That's the goal.

0:12.0

It is. Yeah, it's the dream. I mean, they'll know when I'm ready and I'll know when I'm ready too, you know.

0:19.0

So I mean, I'm still young and especially at this time is when they're really just

0:23.8

going to take their time with me, develop me the best that they can.

0:26.9

And I'm a firm believer that when the time is right, it'll come.

0:35.8

So while the lockout unfortunately continues in Major League Baseball,

0:40.8

White Sox minor leaguers not on the 40-man roster are taking part in the spring training at Camelback Ranch.

0:48.0

And that includes 2021 first round pick Colson Montgomery, who is our guest on this edition of the White

0:57.4

Sox Talk podcast brought to you by Win Trust. Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfine. And at

1:03.6

6'4, Colson is the same height as Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seeger. In fact, Colson swings like him and actually

1:15.0

looks like him. We're going to talk about that as well as his encounter with fellow Hoosier Lance

1:22.5

Lynn. And although he's from a small town in southern Indiana, it's suddenly overflowing with White Sox fans, as well as people who know White Sox fans.

1:34.2

We're going to talk about his high school basketball career.

1:37.6

He spent four years absolutely destroying helpless Indiana teenagers on the basketball court.

1:45.4

Google, Colson, Montgomery, basketball, you'll see.

1:48.5

And he did the same in baseball.

1:51.6

So it's a conversation with White Sox's top-ranked prospect, Colson, Montgomery.

1:57.6

It's coming your way.

2:00.1

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2:04.9

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2:08.0

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