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Joey Cantillo

Joseph Lopaka Cantillo (born December 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Joey Cantillo
Cantillo with the Columbus Clippers in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 24)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 28, 2024, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record2–4
Earned run average4.89
Strikeouts44
Teams

Amateur career

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Cantillo attended Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii where he played baseball.[1] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Kentucky.[2] In 2017, his senior year, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for the state of Hawaii after pitching to a 5–1 record and 1.24 earned run average (ERA) along with batting .517.[3][4][5]

Professional career

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San Diego Padres

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The San Diego Padres drafted Cantillo in the 16th round, with the 468th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and he signed for a $302,500 signing bonus.[6][7][8][9] After signing with the Padres, Cantillo made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres; over eight innings, he compiled a 4.50 ERA. In 2018, he spent the majority of the year back in the Arizona League in which he went 2–2 with a 2.18 ERA over 11 games (nine starts), striking out 58 over 45+1⁄3 innings.[10][11] He also pitched in one game for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Single–A Midwest League at the end of the year. Cantillo returned to Fort Wayne to begin 2019.[12][13] During the season, he earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week three times alongside earning Pitcher of the Month honors for June.[14][15][16][17][18] After pitching to a 9–3 record and a 1.98 ERA while striking out 128 batters over 98 innings (19 starts) with Fort Wayne, he was promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the High–A California League in August.[19][20] With Lake Elsinore, Cantillo made three starts in which he compiled a 4.61 ERA before being shut down for the season due to reaching his innings limit.[21]

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

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On July 31, 2020, the Padres traded Cantillo, Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Owen Miller to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[22] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] He began the 2021 season on the injured list with abdominal soreness.[24] He was activated in late August and joined the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Northeast.[25] He pitched eight innings for the year, going 0–2 and giving up four runs.[26] Cantillo returned to Akron for the 2022 season.[27] In early August, he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury and missed the remainder of the season.[28] Over 14 games (13 starts), he went 4-3 with a 1.93 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 60+2⁄3 innings.[29]

On November 15, 2022, the Guardians selected Cantillo's contract and added him to the 40-man roster, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[30] He returned to Akron to open the 2023 season.[31] Cantillo was promoted to the Guardians' Triple–A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, on May 18, 2023. He was selected to represent the Guardians at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[32] In 26 games (24 starts) between Akron and Columbus, he posted a combined 7–4 record and 4.07 ERA with 146 strikeouts across 119+1⁄3 innings of work. Cantillo was optioned to Triple–A Columbus to begin the 2024 season.[33]

On July 28, 2024, Cantillo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.

Cantillo pitched in relief during game 1 of the ALCS against the Yankees on October 14, 2024. He committed 4 wild pitches in what was the worst case of the yips in Cleveland sports history since Deshaun Watson’s performance for the Cleveland Browns the day prior.

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Personal life

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Cantillo's father is a naval officer of Italian and Irish descent, and his mother is a nurse of Guyanese descent.[35]

He is named after Joe DiMaggio.[35]

References

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  1. ^ Paul Honda (February 21, 2017). "Kailua pitcher Joey Cantillo is 'No average Joe'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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  7. ^ "ECM PADRES REPORT: MLB DRAFT EDITION – DAY THREE: PADRES SWEEP THE MOUND". East County Magazine. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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  10. ^ "TinCaps' Patiño, Coleman sent to Arizona League". Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "An Early Look at Each Padres' Affiliates 2019 Rotation". March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "Minors: Joey Cantillo on a roll with TinCaps". San Diego Union-Tribune. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "Change in focus boosts TinCaps' lefty | TinCaps | Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cantillo Earns Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Award". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "Cantillo Earns Second Consecutive Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Award". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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  17. ^ "Cantillo Wins Third Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Award". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  18. ^ "Cantillo Wins Midwest League Player of the Month Award". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "Lefty Cantillo off to Lake Elsinore | TinCaps | Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Padres' Joey Cantillo: Shut down for season". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  22. ^ "Mike Clevinger traded to the San Diego Padres: See social media reaction to the Cleveland Indians' massive trade". cleveland. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  23. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". mlb.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  24. ^ "Indians' Joey Cantillo: Managing abdominal soreness". May 8, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  25. ^ "Indians' Joey Cantillo: Rejoins Double-A squad". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  26. ^ "A big part of the Mike Clevinger trade, Joey Cantillo returns from injury to help RubberDucks". Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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  28. ^ "Guardians' Joey Cantillo: Out with shoulder injury". August 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  29. ^ "Joey Cantillo Stats, Fantasy & News". Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  30. ^ "Guardians add prospects Angel Martinez, Tim Herrin and Joey Cantillo to 40-man roster, deal Carlos Vargas to Arizona". November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  31. ^ "Where Guardians' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  32. ^ "2023 MLB Futures Game rosters: Orioles' Jackson Holliday, Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer among notable names". June 26, 2023. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  33. ^ "Guardians announce spring training roster cuts". wkbn.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  34. ^ "Guardians Select Joey Cantillo For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  35. ^ a b Honda, Paul (February 21, 2017). "Q&A: Kailua ace Joey Cantillo". HawaiiPrepWorld.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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