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 ...

The New York Yankees suffered a heartbreaking 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New York Yankees relief pitcher Nestor Cortes, right, watches as Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman ...

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 ...

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 ...

No Kirk Gibson without Dennis Eckersley. And now, tethered to posterity by one pitch, no Freddie Freeman without Nestor Cortes. Thirty-six years and 10 nights after Eckersley had to relive via ...

LOS ANGELES -- Nestor Cortes needed to get two outs, registering the first as Alex Verdugo snared a Shohei Ohtani pop fly, flipping over a short wall down the left-field line. It was a terrific grab, ...

October 25 - The New York Yankees added left-hander Nestor Cortes to the roster on Friday in advance of Game 1 of the World Series. Cortes was not included on the roster in the American League ...