White Sox Select UCLA Shortstop Roch Cholowsky with No.1 Overall Pick
The Chicago White Sox, seeking to move past recent dysfunction, exercised their No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.
UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, hailed as one of the most complete players in his class, was chosen to anchor the rebuild. This marks the franchise’s first top‑level selection since Harold Baines in 1977 and underscores a strategic shift toward a younger core.
Cholowsky’s arrival is expected to accelerate the White Sox’s path toward competitiveness.
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