Jonathan Cannon
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: (2000-07-19) July 19, 2000
Alpharetta, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jonathan Patrick Cannon (born July 19, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Amateur career

Cannon attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia. In 2019, his senior season, he went 4-1 with a 0.51 ERA alongside batting .368 with two home runs.[1] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Georgia.[2]

In 2020, Cannon's freshman season at Georgia, he pitched 11+1⁄3 innings, striking out 12, walking two, and giving up no earned runs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He spent the summer playing for the Gainesville Braves of the Sunbelt Baseball League, a team coached by Micah Owings.[4] Cannon missed the beginning of the 2021 season while recovering from mononucleosis.[5][6] He appeared in 13 games (12 starts) for the season, going 4-2 with a 3.98 ERA, 57 strikeouts, and 13 walks over 63+1⁄3 innings.[7] He was considered a top prospect for the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected.[8] Following the season's end, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9] For the 2022 season, Cannon was named Georgia's Opening Day starter.[10] He missed time during the season due to a forearm injury.[11] Over 13 starts for the season, he went 9-4 with a 4.02 ERA over 78+1⁄3 innings.[12]

Professional career

Cannon was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round with the 101st overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He signed with the team for $925,000.[14]

Cannon made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League White Sox and was later promoted to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.[15] Over 7+1⁄3 innings, he gave up one run while striking out four batters and walking three.[16] He was assigned to the Winston-Salem Dash to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Birmingham Barons in mid-July.[17] He was selected to represent the White Sox at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[18] Over 25 starts between the two teams, Cannon went 6-6 with a 4.46 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 121 innings.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "UGA BASEBALLGeorgia signs 13 for 2020 season". SicEmDawgs. November 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Parker, Joe (January 10, 2019). "12 Centennial athletes sign to continue athletic careers". Alpharetta-Roswell Herald.
  3. ↑ Zielinski, Dan (December 22, 2020). "Jonathan Cannon has refined skills at Georgia". Baseball Prospect Journal.
  4. ↑ "Great name and superb arm: University of Georgia right-hander Cannon happy with playing summer ball in Gainesville". The Gainesville Times.
  5. ↑ Weiszer, Marc. "'It's a fresh year': UGA baseball retools after season of big expectations was wiped out". Athens Banner-Herald.
  6. ↑ Dasher, Anthony (February 4, 2021). "Georgia Baseball: Looking back at the first week of preseason camp". Rivals.com.
  7. ↑ Weiszer, Marc. "UGA baseball gets boost for 2022 with return of 'anchor' of pitching staff". Athens Banner-Herald.
  8. ↑ Towers, Chip (July 14, 2021). "Jonathan Cannon's return sets up Georgia baseball for success". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Cannon". PointStreak. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ Towers, Chip (February 17, 2022). "Georgia's latest baseball team is 'big, strong, experienced'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. ↑ Towers, Chip (April 7, 2022). "Georgia star pitcher Jonathan Cannon sidelined with injury". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Baseball players receive All-American, All-Region nods". 15 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Select Cannon in Third Round of MLB Draft".
  14. ↑ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com.
  15. ↑ "Chicago White Sox 2022 MLB Draft Report Card".
  16. ↑ "Jonathan Cannon Stats, Fantasy & News".
  17. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/where-white-sox-top-prospects-are-starting-2023-season
  18. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2023-mlb-futures-game-rosters-orioles-jackson-holliday-red-soxs-marcelo-mayer-among-notable-names/
  19. ↑ https://www.milb.com/player/jonathan-cannon-686563
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