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White Sox give No. 1 draft pick Roch Cholowsky record bonus: report

First publishedJul 14, 00:35 UTC
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<p>Roch Cholowsky, whom the White Sox took with the first overall pick in the MLB Draft on Saturday, passed his physical and received a record signing bonus, according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline.</p><p>Cholowsky, a shortstop out of UCLA, signed for $10.35 million, well above the slot value of $11,350,600, Callis reported. That breaks the bonus record of $9.3 million set by Chase Burns (Reds, No.

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<p>Roch Cholowsky, whom the White Sox took with the first overall pick in the MLB Draft on Saturday, passed his physical and received a record signing bonus, according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline.</p><p>Cholowsky, a shortstop out of UCLA, signed for $10.35 million, well above the slot value of $11,350,600, Callis reported. That breaks the bonus record of $9.3 million set by Chase Burns (Reds, No. 2 pick) and Charlie Condon (Rockies, No. 3) in 2024.</p><p>After meeting with the White Sox and exploring Chicago in June, Cholowsky was sold on the team and the city.</p><p>“I left the next morning and called my agent and told him that’s where I want to be and he’s got to do whatever he can to make it work,” Cholowsky said Saturday.

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<p>Roch Cholowsky, whom the White Sox took with the first overall pick in the MLB Draft on Saturday, passed his physical and received a record signing bonus, according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline.</p><p>Cholowsky, a shortstop out of UCLA, signed for $10.35 million, well above the slot value of $11,350,600, Callis reported. That breaks the bonus record of $9.3 million set by Chase Burns (Reds, No.
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