Jonathan Cannon

Jonathan Patrick Cannon (born July 19, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career
Cannon attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia. In 2019, his senior season, he had a 4–1 win–loss record with a 0.51 earned run average (ERA) alongside batting .368 with two home runs. He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Georgia.

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. He spent the summer playing for the Gainesville Braves of the Sunbelt Baseball League, a team coached by Micah Owings. Cannon missed the beginning of the 2021 season while recovering from mononucleosis. 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. He was considered a top prospect for the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected. Following the season's end, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. For the 2022 season, Cannon was named Georgia's Opening Day starter. He missed time during the season due to a forearm injury. Over 13 starts for the season, he went 9–4 with a 4.02 ERA over $78 1/3$ innings.

Professional career
The Chicago White Sox selected Cannon in the third round, with the 101st overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $925,000.

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

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