John Lannan

Who is John Lannan?

John Edward Lannan is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. Following his time as captain of the Chaminade High School baseball team, Lannan was selected by the Washington Nationals out of Siena College in the 11th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. With the Nationals, he made his big league debut in 2007 against the Phillies, a game from which he was ejected. He pitched with the Nationals for six seasons through 2012 and was the opening day starter in 2009 and 2010, losing both times. He was relegated out of the rotation in 2012, and was eventually non-tendered making him a free agent. In December 2012, he signed with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies, with whom he was the fifth starter during the 2013 season.