Cannon Ballers press release

Cannon Ballers press release

KANNAPOLIS — Infielder Caleb Bonemer, who spent all but two weeks of the 2025 season with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, has been named Carolina League Most Valuable Player.

Bonemer is the first Kannapolis player to ever win league MVP.

Bonemer, 19, becomes just the fourth Cannon Baller to garner postseason honors, having been voted MVP and an All-Star by Carolina League managers. The other players to win postseason awards as a Cannon Baller are Tim Elko (2023 All-Star), Caden Connor (2024 All-Star) and Rikuu Nishida (2024 All-Star).

Hailing from Okemos, Mich., Bonemer was taken in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. He won two Gatorade Player of the Year awards in the state of Michigan, joining nam

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