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Johnny Cueto will not opt out of Giants contract

The San Francisco Giants avoided some drama this offseason involving pitcher Johnny Cueto. Cueto decided not to opt out of his contract, meaning he still has four years and $84 million remaining on his current deal. Cueto signed a six-year, $130 …

Johnny Cueto Giants

Report: Johnny Cueto likely to opt out, could be trade bait

San Francisco Giants starter Johnny Cueto is poised to hit the free agent market at season’s end. According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Cueto is expected to opt out of his contract after the season, forfeiting $84 million over four years. …

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Johnny Cueto wants to finish career in American League

With the exception of a short stint with the Royals in 2015, Johnny Cueto has spent the overwhelming majority of his career in the National League. In the not-so-distant future, he may be spending more time in ballparks of the Junior Circuit. Cueto …

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Royals apparently didn’t invite Johnny Cueto to White House

Johnny Cueto was only a Royal for a few months. But that doesn’t mean he deserves this kind of shade. Cueto, who won the World Series with Kansas City last year, was not invited by the Royals on their recent trip to the White House despite …

Giants land Johnny Cueto on six-year, $130 million deal

The San Francisco Giants definitely weren’t through in the market for starting pitching this offseason after landing former All-Star Jeff Samardzija on a 5-year, $90 million deal. According to Buster Olney of ESPN on Monday, the Giants have …

Johnny Cueto reportedly turned down $120 million deal from Diamondbacks

Free agent pitcher Johnny Cueto has yet to sign with a team, but apparently the righty recently received a lucrative contract offer which he turned down. According to a report by Steve Gilbert of MLB.com on Sunday, the Arizona Diamondbacks offered …

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Johnny Cueto’s brother interviewed by confused reporter

Johnny Cueto is good at two things: pitching well and confusing reporters. The Kansas City Royals starter threw a complete game to lift his team to a 7-1 victory in Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday against the Mets, putting KC up 2-0 in the …

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Johnny Cueto relayed signs to his catcher against Blue Jays

Johnny Cueto had his worst start of the season by far during the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays. In an 11-8 ALCS Game 3 loss, Cueto was charged with eight runs allowed over two-plus innings. It was a disastrous effort. After the game, reports …

Johnny Cueto suspects the Blue Jays of stealing signs

Game 3 of the ALCS on Monday saw Royals righty Johnny Cueto get shelled for eight earned runs in just two innings in an embarrassing loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. His explanation for such a pathetic showing? Well let’s just say that Cueto …

Brad Ausmus complains that Johnny Cueto’s windup is illegal

Kansas City Royals righty Johnny Cueto dazzled in a complete-game shutout of the Tigers on Monday night, and Detroit manager Brad Ausmus proceeded to react with Kikkoman-levels of saltiness. Speaking with reporters after his team’s 4-0 defeat …

Report: Royals still getting Johnny Cueto despite snag

The Kansas City Royals are already the best team in the American League, and they are about to get even better with the acquisition of Cincinnati Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto. The Royals were on the verge of trading for Cueto on Saturday night when …

Johnny Cueto tries to break bat over knee, fails (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Johnny Cueto and his 2.46 ERA over the past four seasons have probably frustrated a number of hitters to the point where they want to snap a baseball bat over their knee. Perhaps Johnny has seen it done before …

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Pirates fans rattle Johnny Cueto with Darryl Strawberry-like chant (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Pittsburgh Pirates fans created an electric environment at PNC Park on Tuesday for the team’s one-game playoff with the Cincinnati Reds. They packed the house, were loud throughout the game and really …

Matt Garza to Johnny Cueto: ‘Grow the hell up’

The Reds held a comfortable 4-0 lead over the Cubs on Sunday when Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto threw a pitch over David DeJesus’ head. Since Matt Garza had hit Todd Frazier with a pitch two innings earlier, both benches were warned by the …

Fans in Taiwan welcome Manny Ramirez with a Johnny Cueto sign (Picture)

Manny Ramirez is a brand new face in Taiwan, and the fans are still trying to figure him out. The former MLB slugger made his debut with the EDA Rhinos on Wednesday, going 2-for-6 from the plate with two singles. As you can see from the photo above, …

Johnny Cueto leaves NLDS Game 1 after eight pitches with back spasms (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. The Reds had some bad luck on Saturday when ace pitcher Johnny Cueto left Game 1 of the NLDS against the Giants after eight pitches because of back spasms. Cueto struck out Angel Pagan to start the game, but he …

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