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Nestor Cortes pitched brilliantly on short rest for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS on Tuesday. He also found an opportunity to do his funky pitching motion. Cortes allowed just three hits and one run over five innings and picked up the …
Monday’s rainout for Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians has led to a change in the pitching matchup. The original pitching matchup for Monday was Jameson Taillon and Aaron Civale. Neither pitcher has …
Nestor Cortes has been an ace for the New York Yankees this season, and his unpredictability is part of the reason why. Cortes enjoys toying with hitters by sometimes using different pitching motions in his windup prior to delivery. One particular …
New York Yankees first-time All-Star Nestor Cortes had quite the eventful week in Los Angeles. Cortes not only made his All-Star debut in Tuesday’s game, but he revealed via Instagram that he also got engaged during the week’s …
Nestor Cortes Jr. is hitting back at any cancellation attempts of Jim Kaat. Kaat, who is both a Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer and Baseball Hall of Famer, broadcasts Twins games. While talking during Thursday’s Twins-Detroit Tigers telecast, …
Nestor Cortes Jr. doesn’t throw with high velocity, and isn’t a physically-imposing presence on the mound. Yet he’s still effective by messing with hitters’ timing and throwing with a variety of different arm angles. In an era …
Gerrit Cole had to come to the rescue for Yankees teammate Nestor Cortes on Sunday after a rather awkward mistake by catcher Kyle Higashioka. Cortes started for the Yankees on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, and pitched a rare immaculate inning …
