Joe Cannon (baseball)

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Joseph Jerome Cannon (born July 13, 1953) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. Born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, he grew up in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Cannon was a first round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 1974 out of Pensacola State College. Cannon spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]

Joe Cannon
Outfielder
Born: (1953-07-13) July 13, 1953 (age 70)
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1977, for the Houston Astros
Last appearance
October 5, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average.176
Home runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams

Upon his retirement as a player, Cannon became a minor league coach and manager. He managed for 11 seasons in the Toronto, Atlanta, and Houston organizations, taking the Lexington Legends to their first championship in their inaugural season in 2001.[2] His most recent baseball job, 2007-2009, was as the field coach for the Frederick Keys, the Carolina League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.[citation needed] In 2015 he was working at the Kentucky Methodist Group Home in Versailles, Kentucky, mentoring teenage boys.[2] Cannon usually appears on baseball cards as "J.J. Cannon."

References edit

  1. ^ "Joe Cannon Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Maloney, Mark (February 17, 2015). "Manager of Legends' only champions makes comeback for caravan". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

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