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Nestor Cortes

Nestor Cortes

W
1
L
3
ERA
3.72
K
46
BB
8
Bio
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/210 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: L
Born: Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba
Draft: 2013 36th round by the
New York Yankees
  • New York Post

    Yankees likely still aren't even at their best

    Juan Soto and run prevention have been the constants in this Yankee season, and there they were again Sunday. Nestor Cortes was familiarly brilliant at Yankee Stadium . Soto was once more indomitable in the clutch. And on a brutal day for baseball, the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 5-2 , in a game finally halted after eight innings due to inclement conditions that had existed from the first pitch. The victory moved the Yankees 10 games above .500 for the first time this season. They are there because Cortes and the rest of the staff have helped hold the opposition to three or fewer runs a MLB-high 23 times. And because Soto can spend most of a rainy, chilly afternoon frustratingly disputing balls

  • NY Daily News

    Aaron Judge homers in first at-bat since ejection, Juan Soto hits game-winning double as Yankees sweep Tigers

    NEW YORK — In his first at-bat since Saturday’s ejection, Aaron Judge left the ballpark. Figuratively, that is. Judge’s first-inning solo home run against red-hot Tigers ace Tarik Skubal gave the Yankees an early lead in their rain-shortened 5-2 win Sunday in the Bronx, helping to finish off a three-game sweep of upstart Detroit. But the biggest blow came off the bat of Juan Soto, whose ...

  • New York Post

    Yankees vs. Tigers prediction: MLB odds, picks, bets for Sunday

    Commercial Content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. This is my favorite starting pitching matchup of the young 2024 MLB season. Tarik Skubal and Nestor Cortes were two pitchers I was exceedingly high on entering the year, and both have exceeded expectations in the early going. That said, I'm still much higher on Skubal. Detroit's 27-year-old southpaw has evolved into the AL Cy Young frontrunner, posting a 1.72 ERA and 25 percent strikeout-minus-walk rate across his first six outings. His four-seam fastball and slider are above-average pitches by the Stuff+ model (113 and 109, respectively). Explore More Tom Brady roaster reveals