Jonathan

Cannon

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.

Cannon entered with a 10-2 lead in his second MLB appearance of the season tonight. He’ll likely continue to pitch multiple innings at a time as a reliever if he sticks around; he did throw 66 pitches tonight, so there’s a chance the White Sox could swap him out for a fresh arm.

Cannon figures to operate in a swingman-type role out of Chicago’s bullpen. He hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since suffering a hip injury during his season debut back in mid-April. The 26-year-old has been operating as a starter at Triple-A Charlotte for the last few months. He can be ignored in all fantasy formats.

Cannon will remain stationed on the doorstep of the majors as organizational depth after completing a rehab assignment. The 25-year-old has been on the shelf since mid-April with hip inflammation.

Cannon exited Sunday’s appearance with hip irritation, and threw just 2-of-14 pitches for strikes before leaving with the injury. The right-hander will likely need more than two weeks off before being able to return to the White Sox staff.

Cannon threw just 2-of-14 pitches for strikes and walked three batters before being pulled with the injury. The 25-year-old was just called up to work in a bulk role, but now a trip to the injured list seems far more likely than not.

Cannon is expected to work in a bulk role for the White Sox on Sunday against the Royals after Grant Taylor serves as the club’s opener. Cannon was knocked around in his first two starts at the Triple-A level, posting an 8.31 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP over 8 2/3 innings. He’s not a recommended streaming option for Sunday’s matchup against the Royals.

Davitt gets the boot with the White Sox set to recall Jonathan Cannon to work behind opener Grant Taylor on Sunday. Davitt will likely be an up-and-down arm throughout 2026.

Cannon made 17 starts and pitched 103 2/3 innings for the White Sox last season and came into spring training battling for a spot in the rotation. He didn’t pitch poorly, posting a 4.09 ERA and 10/5 K/BB ratio in 11 innings, but it wasn’t good enough to beat out Anthony Kay and Erick Fedde, who both joined the team this winter.

Cannon also issued four free passes on the night while striking out three. The Giants had ample traffic on the bases against him, but only managed to scratch out single runs in the fourth and fifth innings on RBI singles by Will Brennan and Matt Chapman. Cannon got six swings and misses on 72 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll continue to fight for a spot in the team’s Opening Day rotation, though may ultimately be better suited as a long man in the bullpen.