Joey Cantillo

Joey Lopaka Cantillo

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
• High School Kailua High School

• Born December 18, 1999 in Honolulu, HI USA

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Biographical Information

Hawaian pitcher Joey Cantillo was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 16th round of the 2017 amateur draft. He began his pro career that year with the AZL Padres 2, going 1-0, 4.50 in 7 games. In 2018, he returned to the same team, going 2-2, 2.18 in 11 games (9 starts) and then was given one start with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League, in which he allowed 4 runs in 3 2/3 innings to be charged with a loss.

He got his first extensive look in 2019, when he started the season at Fort Wayne before making three late-season starts for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. He was a combined 10-4, 2.26, striking out an excellent 144 batters in 111 2/3 innings while giving up just 70 hits and 34 walks. Those excellent numbers earned him an invitation to spring training, and then got him added to the Padres' 60-player pool when summer camp started after the pause caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. While at the alternate training site, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians on August 31st as part a blockbuster deal. The Padres sent him along with two fellow prospects - Gabriel Arias and Owen Miller - and major leaguers Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor and Cal Quantrill to the Indians in return for ace P Mike Clevinger, OF Greg Allen and a player to be named later (Matt Waldron).

Je was named to the American League for the 2023 Futures Game.