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Cueto Starts Tonight at Truist Field

First Pitch at 6:35 PM Against the Indianapolis Indians
May 11, 2022

(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- RHP Johnny Cueto, a two-time National League All-Star and 2015 World Series Champion, will get the start tonight for the Charlotte Knights against the Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates). First pitch of Wednesday's game is set for 6:35 p.m. from Uptown Charlotte. Gates

(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- RHP Johnny Cueto, a two-time National League All-Star and 2015 World Series Champion, will get the start tonight for the Charlotte Knights against the Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates). First pitch of Wednesday's game is set for 6:35 p.m. from Uptown Charlotte. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. at the home of the Knights.

Tickets for tonight’s game are still available online at www.CharlotteKnights.com and by phone at 704-274-8282.

Cueto, 36, was signed by the Chicago White Sox to a minor league contract on April 8 and was added to Charlotte’s roster on April 23. A native of San Pedro de Macoris, DR, Cueto has already made three starts with the Knights this season and has 11 strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched. He spent the 2021 season with the San Francisco Giants and posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).

In 2014, Cueto earned his first career All-Star nod as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He finished the season with a remarkable 20-9 record and a 2.25 ERA in 34 games started. For his efforts, he finished second in the National League Cy Young Award voting behind Clayton Kershaw. He was traded to the Kanas City Royals in July of the following season and was a key member of the club’s 2015 World Series-winning team. In 2016, as a member of the Giants, he made his second National League All-Star team. He finished that year with an 18-5 record and a 2.79 ERA in 32 games started.

Overall for his career, Cueto is 135-97 with a 3.57 ERA in 330 career games (329 starts) over 2,034.1 innings pitched at the major league level (14 seasons). He was originally signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in 2004.