Nestor Cortes
Nestor Cortes
Born: December 10, 1994
Hialeah, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
Career: 2018-2025
Draft: Round 36 (2013 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 1 (2017 Rule V Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Hialeah Senior (FL) HS
Minor League Statistics
Nestor Cortes compiled a career record of 35 wins and 25 losses in his 144-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 2018 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 1 | .833 | 5.67 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 75 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 298 |
| 2020 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.90 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 75 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 374 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.44 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | 108 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 615 |
| 2023 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.97 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 59 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 266 |
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.77 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.3 | 162 | 74 | 73 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 710 |
| 2025 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2025 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| Totals | 35 | 25 | .583 | 3.94 | 143 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 602.3 | 537 | 272 | 264 | 102 | 180 | 1 | 604 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2490 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | New York Yankees | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .250 |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 33 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .857 | .810 | .182 |
| 2020 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 5 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 22 | 14 | 93.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .677 | .318 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 28 | 28 | 158.3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .739 | .464 |
| 2023 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 12 | 12 | 63.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .833 |
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 31 | 30 | 174.3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .774 | .484 |
| 2025 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 6 | 6 | 26.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .342 | .167 |
| 2025 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 143 | 94 | 602.3 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 5 | .965 | .822 | .385 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .400 |
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