No. 1 MLB draft pick Roch Cholowsky gets record $10.35 million bonus

Roch Cholowsky is having the time of his life — and his bank account isn’t doing badly either. Just days after being selected No. 1 overall by the White Sox in the 2026 MLB Draft, Cholowsky signed his rookie contract that includes a record-breaking $10.35 million signing bonus, sources told ESPN. Cholowsky’s bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million for Chase Burns and Charlie Condon in 2024 draft. The slot value for the first pick this year was $11.3 million, so even with the record, the bonus came in slightly under value. While Chicago hasn’t confirmed the deal, Cholowsky threw out the first pitch at Sunday’s White Sox win and sat in a luxury suite with friends and family. Roch Cholowsky poses at a White Sox game. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect “I did see the video [of the first pi