Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Joel Kuhnel was born February 19, 1995, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On August 15, 2019, the Reds selected Kuhnel's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 16 versus the St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched a total of 9+2⁄3 innings for the Reds in 2019, going 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA and nine strikeouts. In 2020, Kuhnel pitched to a 6.00 ERA over three games and three innings pitched. On October 26, 2020, he was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He spent all of 2021 in the minor leagues, but missed a majority of the season while dealing with a shoulder injury, and pitched only eight innings throughout the course of the year.

On June 16, 2023, Kuhnel was traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.