Néstor Cortés
Néstor Cortés
Born: December 10, 1994
Hialeah, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 36 (2013 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 1 (2017 Rule V Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Hialeah Senior (FL) HS
Career: 2013-2026
Major League Statistics
Néstor Cortés has compiled a career record of 35 wins and 24 losses and a 2.53 ERA in his 132-game pitching career with the Yankees1, Yankees2, Pulaski Yankees, Scottsdale Scorpions, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Somerset Patriots, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Nashville Sounds and Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2026 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.3 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Yankees2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 131 |
| 2015 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.7 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 250 |
| 2016 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.79 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.3 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 247 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.60 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 209 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.49 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.71 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.7 | 95 | 50 | 46 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 462 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.86 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2025 | Advanced A | MIDW | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2026 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Totals | 35 | 24 | .593 | 2.53 | 132 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 526.0 | 404 | 175 | 148 | 36 | 136 | 1 | 540 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 2093 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | P | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .700 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Yankees2 | P | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .727 |
| 2015 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | P | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | P | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | P | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | P | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 1.077 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | P | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 23 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .783 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2025 | Advanced A | MIDW | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2026 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 132 | 23 | 79 | 4 | 4 | .962 | .773 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees1 | NYA | July 20, 2013 | August 28, 2013 |
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees2 | NYA | July 8, 2014 | August 23, 2014 |
| 2015 | R | Appalachian League | Pulaski Yankees | NYA | June 25, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | May 8, 2016 | July 18, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | June 26, 2016 | June 26, 2016 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | July 24, 2016 | August 25, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | August 30, 2016 | August 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 22, 2016 | November 16, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 7, 2017 | April 7, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 11, 2017 | August 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | June 26, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 16, 2018 | April 16, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 21, 2018 | September 1, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 5, 2019 | June 5, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | May 7, 2021 | May 25, 2021 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Somerset Patriots | NYA | July 23, 2023 | July 28, 2023 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | July 2, 2025 | July 24, 2025 |
| 2025 | Advanced A | Midwest League | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | MIL | July 10, 2025 | July 10, 2025 |
| 2026 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs |
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