Jonathan Cannon

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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

The Chicago White Sox selected Cannon 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]

Cannon was assigned to the Charlotte Knights to open the 2024 season. [20] On April 16, 2024, Cannon was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [21]

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  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 .
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  14. ↑ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com .
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  18. ↑ "2023 MLB Futures Game rosters: Orioles' Jackson Holliday, Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer among notable names". June 26, 2023.
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Jonathan Cannon
Chicago White Sox – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (2000-07-19) July 19, 2000 (age 23)
Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 2024, for the Chicago White Sox
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