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White Sox Sign No. 1 Draft Pick to $10.35 Million Bonus, Below Slot Value
Roch Cholowsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2026 MLB amateur draft, agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record $10.35 million signing bonus. The shortstop from UCLA exceeded the previous mark of $9.25 million set in 2024.
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Roch Cholowsky agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record $10.35 million signing bonus after he was selected as the No. 1 pick in last weekend's MLB amateur draft, ESPN reported. The slot value for the top pick this year was $11,350,600.
Cholowsky's bonus tops the previous record of $9.25 million set by Chase Burns and Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections in the 2024 draft. 320 with 21 home runs, 60 RBIs and a 1.088 OPS in 60 games this season for UCLA.
Getz added that the team had interest in Cholowsky in high school and monitored his college career.
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