White Sox’s Braden Montgomery becomes fifth player to hit walk-off home run in MLB debut

Braden Montgomery hit a walk-off two-run homer in the 10th inning of Chicago's 6-5 win over the Braves. Jayden Mack / Getty ImagesJune 10, 2026 12:16 am EDT Updated With one swing of the bat, Chicago White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery did something only four other players in the history of Major League Baseball had ever done before: hit a walk-off home run in their big-league debut.

BRADEN MONTGOMERY HITS A WALK-OFF HOMER IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT! pic.twitter.com/ifxPs2t57F

— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2026In hitting a walk-off two-run homer in the 10th inning to give Chicago a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, Montgomery joined the following players, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs:

Carlos Perez: May 5, 2015

Miguel Cabrera: June 20, 2003