After Braden Montgomery’s heroics on MLB debut, Colson Montgomery drops iconic “Step Brothers” meme

Braden Montgomery had a dream debut for the Chicago White Sox in their 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. The top prospect, called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Monday, went yard against Raisel Iglesias in the tenth inning to become the fifth player in MLB history to hit a walk-off bomb on debut.

Montgomery, who shares his last name with another one of the White Sox’s top young talents, Colson Montgomery, was greeted by the latter with a hilarious acknowledgement ahead of his debut.

Taking to Instagram, Colson, who was rested for the game, shared an edited picture of the pair resembling actors Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly from their iconic 2008 film, “Step Brothers.” The shortstop doubled down on the appreciation for the rookie after his game-winning shot.

Coming to the plate with two outs and a runner on base, Montgomery hit a 90 mph changeup from Iglesias to left field. He was 1-for-4 before that point, with two strikeouts and a single in the fourth inning.

The MLB Pipeline’s No. 21 overall prospect joined the illustrious list of Carlos Perez (2015), Miguel Cabrera (2003), Josh Bard (2002) and Billy Parker (1971) to have hit walk-off homers on debut.

Braden Montgomery acknowledges dream-like situation after walk-off HR

After the game, Braden Montgomery said he was was thrilled to have the opportunity to etch his name in the franchise’s record books.

“It was something out of dreams,” Montgomery told reporters after the game. “It’s something that I couldn’t draw up any better myself. … This whole day I’ve been trying to get grounded, understand what the new normal is like for baseball on this stage.”

The 23-year-old was the 12th player to get a debut for the White Sox this season. He was the 12th overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox and moved to Chicago in the Garrett Crochet trade. Others in the deal, infielder Chase Meidroth, catcher Kyle Teel and pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez have also made their White Sox debuts.

Montgomery was invited to the majors after hitting .314 with 10 home runs and 41 RBIs with a .970 OPS over 56 games in two minor league levels this season. Austin Hays’ calf injury and subsequent move to the 60-day Injured List opened up the roster spot for him.