Johnny Cueto strolled off the mound at the Rogers Centre on Monday night after getting shelled by the Toronto Blue Jays as if he was listening to a Chris Rock comedy routine.
As the Blue Jays’ sellout crowd heckled him — and Cueto is almost always ripe for heckling — he took a wad of gum out of his mouth and threw it on the artificial turf. Then he smiled, perhaps even giggled.
It had to be a comforting sight for Royals fans who are still confused about whether to love Cueto or be repelled by him.