WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This isn’t the first time Colson Montgomery has gone west in search of consistency in his swing.He found it in the desert last season, when Montgomery’s status as the White Sox’ shortstop of the future briefly seemed to be in jeopardy amid a flailing start at Triple-A.The 24-year-old found it in West Sacramento during the Sox’ series opener against the Athletics, socking a double and a screaming infield single on a 2-4 night with two RBI. He followed up with a laser of a home run to kickstart the Sox’ offense on Saturday, but struck out with the bases loaded in the 11th inning of their walk-off loss. That’s the way it’s been for the hot-and-cold Mongomery as he tries to find steady production after an uneven start to the 6-3 slugger’s sophomore campaign. “In his pregame work, sometimes you watch him, and I’m like, ‘Man, this guy’s going to have a great day today,’” manager Will Venable said. “Whether it materializes in the game or not, I think just the way that he’s working has been great. He’s somebody that puts so much work into it. That consistency of being himself and the best version of himself more consistently is right around the corner.” One pitch is all Colson Montgomery needed 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/7ULt8joiYT— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 18, 2026 Montgomery’s hitting .194/.310/.417 with nearly twice as many strikeouts (27) as hits (14) to go with eight walks. Not a pretty line, but there are…
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