Aaron Boone chose to use Nestor Cortes instead of Tim Hill in the 10th inning of the Game 1 loss. While Cortes has been one of the Yankees' better starting pitchers this season, he had not ...
Nestor Cortes had a very up-and-down 2024 season, but more importantly, he hadn’t pitched since September 18 heading into Game 1. That’s over a month off between appearances, and while Cortes ...
LOS ANGELES – As Freddie Freeman turned Dodger Stadium into Blue Heaven on Friday night, Nestor Cortes made the long, awkward walk toward what’s often been hell for those on the wrong side of ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New York Yankees relief pitcher Nestor Cortes, right, watches as Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman ...
Nestor Cortes returned from his elbow injury in time for the World Series before it was completely healed, saying he would risk missing next season with a worsened the injury if it meant he’d ...
LOS ANGELES — Nestor Cortes overcame the doubters. Those doubters included Nestor Cortes. When the Yankees lefty was diagnosed with a flexor strain on Sept. 25, an injury that led to a 10-day ...
Once you drill beyond that signature moment, though, you're left with the defining tactical decision of Game 1 that preceded it – Yankees manager Aaron Boone's decision to pitch Nestor Cortes in ...
It happened three years ago, on a Thursday night in May before 2,135 witnesses in Rochester, N.Y. You better believe Nestor Cortes remembered the last time he’d walked off the field after ...
Despite not pitching in a game since Sept. 18 due to an elbow injury, Nestor Cortes Jr. didn't feel overwhelmed by the moment before giving up a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman in the Los ...
Boone had two lefties warming to choose from: Nestor Cortes Jr. and Tim Hill. Hill, a journeyman like Cousins, has found a home in the Yankees bullpen as a side-winding southpaw who has ...
LOS ANGELES -- Nestor Cortes was so happy to reach the World Series, he was willing to sacrifice his elbow and perhaps millions of dollars. He wound up blowing a 10th-inning lead for the New York ...