The White Sox have taken UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick of the 2026 draft. MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis reported the news about 20 minutes before the pick was officially announced, and The Athletic’s Keith Law wrote earlier today that the Sox seemed to be leaning towards Cholowsky.
This is the third time the White Sox have ever held the first overall pick, following their selections of Harold Baines in 1977 and Danny Goodwin in 1971. Cholowsky is also the second UCLA product to go first overall, following Gerrit Cole to the Pirates in the 2011 draft.
More to come….
