Nestor Cortes
| Nestor Cortes | |
|---|---|
Cortes Jr. with the New York Yankees in 2021 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 10, 1994 Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 35–25 |
| Earned run average | 3.94 |
| Strikeouts | 604 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Nestor Cortes Jr. (born December 10, 1994), nicknamed "Nasty Nestor" is a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, and San Diego Padres.
The Yankees selected Cortes in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft after the 2017 season, he made his MLB debut with them in 2018 before returning to the Yankees. Cortes pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and the Mariners in 2020, rejoining the Yankees in 2021 and establishing himself in their starting rotation. He was an MLB All-Star in 2022. He gave up a 10th inning walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. After the 2024 season, the Yankees traded Cortes to the Brewers. After two starts in April 2025, Cortes was injured, and the Brewers traded him to the Padres at the end of July.