Texas A&M OF Braden Montgomery receives positive injury update regarding his MLB future
The result of Saturday's first game of the super regional between Texas A&M-Oregon was the only good news for the Aggies. The 10-6 victory came at a cost: Star outfielder Braden Montgomery sustained a season-ending ankle injury after a base-running error in the bottom of the first.
While no one can be blamed for what was a freak incident, third base coach Nolan Cain's signal to Montgomery to head home on Jackson Appel's single set the stage for the devastating injury. Even though the junior's postseason is over, his future in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft in July is reportedly right on track.
Just hours after A&M's victory, baseball analyst Jeremy Booth reported Montomgery's injury was a clean break that should heal in about a month without lingering nerve-related issues.
Breaking: @AggieBaseball OF Braden Montgomery has a clean break of his right ankle. It is expected he will make a full recovery, and be moving around again inside of two weeks with a plan to be swinging the bat again in a couple of months.
This is the best possible case for…— Jeremy Booth (@_JeremyBooth) June 8, 2024
As a projected top-five pick in the draft, I'd expect Montgomery, as Booth stated, to be up and running in the early weeks of his pro career. Montgomery ends his Texas A&M career with 76 hits, 27 home runs and a .322 batting average.
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