Red Sox select Texas A&M OF Braden Montgomery with pick No. 12 in the 2024 MLB draft

Mike Masala

Red Sox select Texas A&M OF Braden Montgomery with pick No. 12 in the 2024 MLB draft image

On Sunday, all 30 teams are participating in the first two rounds of the 2024 MLB draft, and the Boston Red Sox held pick No. 12, which they used on Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery.

Montgomery, 21, started his college career at Stanford before transferring to Texas A&M for this last season. In 187 collegiate games, he hit .327 with a 1.073 OPS, 62 home runs, 203 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.

He also spent two summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League, appearing in 32 games for Yarmouth-Dennis, hitting .292 with a .966 OPS, five home runs, 31 RBIs and one stolen base.

MLB Pipeline had Montgomery ranked as the eighth-ranked prospect entering the draft.

 

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Mike Masala previously served as the Managing Editor of USA TODAY's Dolphins Wire as well as a contributing writer at Patriots Wire. A lifelong New England resident, he is the self-proclaimed captain and lone member of the Laurence Maroney Fan Club. Follow on Twitter/X: @Mike_Masala