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Johnny Cueto feels slighted Royals didn't invite him to White House ceremony

Move over Jonny Gomes. There's another member of the 2015 World Series champion Royals who's upset that he didn't get a White House invite last week.

Johnny Cueto, who threw a two-hitter to win Game 2 of the World Series against the Mets, told reporters in New York that he earned a trip to meet President Barack Obama.

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"I was on the team. I did something for the team for them to win the World Series, so I was expecting it," Cueto said through a translator after his start Saturday, via the San Francisco Chronicle.