Column: A modest April is good enough for the Chicago White Sox to dream
It’s too early to look at the standings, but one month into the MLB season, the Chicago White Sox can feel good about themselves after ending April without falling out of contention. Colson Montgomery’s bases-loaded, RBI single gave the Sox a 3-2, 10-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon on the South Side, leaving them with a series sweep and a . 500 record for the month.
OK, slow down. The Sox are only 14-17 after their 1-5 start, which is still under . 500 if my math is correct.
But considering where they were at this point of the season the last four years, it’s reason enough to celebrate. So the players did just that, mobbing Montgomery in right field after the walk-off hit and tearing the jersey off his back like they were skinning a rabbit. It was a scene they hope to repeat with some frequency in 2026.
“Especially with a young group like us, we feed off the excitement of walk-offs and wins,” Montgomery said. With an off day Thursday before another West Coast trip to San Diego and Anaheim, the Sox finished April at 13-13, the first time they’ve gone . 500 in a calendar month since June 2023, when they also were 13-13.
In Will Venable’s first season as manager, the Sox went 5-21 in April 2025 and were dead on arrival on May 1 with a 7-23 record. In their record-setting, 121-loss season under Pedro Grifol in 2024, it all began to fall apart with a 6-21 April, after an 0-3 record in March. In ’23, also under Grifol, the Sox finished 7-20 in April following a 1-1 March.
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