No. 1 MLB draft pick agrees to record $10.35 million bonus

Roch Cholowsky has agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record $10.35 million signing bonus after he was selected No. 1 overall in last weekend's amateur draft. The slot value for the top pick this year was $11,350,600. Cholowsky's bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million set by Reds pitcher Chase Burns and Rockies prospect Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections in 2024.

the day, we were most comfortable with Roch Cholowsky with our first pick, regardless of what the signing bonus was going to be," general manager Chris Getz said Saturday. "You look at what he has done throughout his baseball career, both at UCLA, but prior to that," Getz said.

"We had interest in him in high school and then to be able to watch his college career unfold and see what he accomplished and the impact that he had on his teammates and that program and now to envision that type of influence within this organization is something that attracted us to select him at No.

" The Associated Press contributed to this report.