Braden Montgomery, a rookie for the Chicago White Sox, made history with a walk-off homer in his major league debut. The 23-year-old became the fifth player in MLB history to achieve this feat.

Montgomery’s Debut

Montgomery capped a 2-for-5 night with a game-ending, two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. He was still buzzing hours after his 343-foot, opposite-field shot cleared the fence in left field.

White Sox manager Will Venable said he isn’t worried about Montgomery getting ahead of himself after one game. “We haven’t had anybody with a debut like that, but I think he’s as grounded as they come,” Venable said.

Montgomery spent the start of his second day of his big league career responding to text messages and spending time with his parents and family, who were sitting behind home plate Wednesday night. His mother, Gretchen Montgomery Willock, posted a video of the family celebration in the stands that went viral on social media.

Team Performance

The influx of youth has helped the White Sox go 29-18 since April 17, second only to the New York Yankees (30-17), despite injuries to Munetaka Murakami and Everson Pereira. The White Sox are 5-4 since Murakami, a rookie from Japan who leads the team with 20 homers, injured his right hamstring on May 29.

Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.