White Sox Draft Cholowsky With No. 1 Pick

The 6-foot-2 right-handed hitter was a Golden Spikes finalist at UCLA and posted impressive numbers with a 1.088 OPS, 21 homers, and 60 RBIs in his junior season. Cholowsky could have been drafted high in 2025 but chose to return for a third year, helping UCLA achieve a historic season as the first college team to end-to-end ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press.

Despite UCLA's regular season success (48-6 overall, 28-2 in Big Ten), the Bruins couldn't advance past the Los Angeles Regional. The White Sox, who earned the top pick after losing 102 games last season, see Cholowsky as a future star who can help them win their first World Series since 2005. cat-cross.com