Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Johnny Cueto Ortiz was born on February 15, 1986, in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He is a starting pitcher in the MLB. 

Cueto made his MLB debut in 2008. By 2011 he emerged as the ace of the Reds pitching staff and one of the top pitchers in the National League. He won 19 games and posted a 2.78 ERA in 2012, finishing fourth in the voting for the National League Cy Young Award and helping lead the Reds to the NL Central title. In 2014, he won 20 games with a 2.25 ERA and tied for the NL lead in strikeouts with 242, finishing as the runner-up for the Cy Young. In 2016, he won 18 games with the San Francisco Giants while posting a 2.79 ERA, helping lead them to the postseason, where they lost in the NLDS, and achieving another top-10 finish in the Cy Young voting. He was an MLB All-Star in 2014 and 2016, and was chosen as the starting pitcher for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game. From 2011 to 2017, Cueto accumulated the second-lowest ERA of all pitchers with at least 750 innings pitched (behind Clayton Kershaw), managing a 2.94 ERA alongside a 90–51 (.638) record in 1,256 1⁄3 innings.

He was traded by the Reds to the Royals during the 2015 season, and helped the Royals win the World Series.

On January 19, 2023, Cueto signed a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins with a club option for the 2024 season.

In his free time, Johnny Cueto is an excellent chef.