White Sox Select Cholowsky with No. 1 MLB Pick

Cholowsky, a 6-foot-2 right-handed hitter, was a Golden Spikes finalist at UCLA with a 1.088 OPS, 21 homers, and 60 RBIs in his junior season. He returned for a third year after being a top 2025 prospect, helping UCLA become the first college team to finish as the AP No. 1 ranked team end-to-end.

The White Sox, who lost 102 games last season and won the draft lottery, selected Cholowsky for the first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977. They see him as a future star who can help end their championship drought since 2005. liveiplscore.homes