Latest Nestor Cortes News
Soto and Volpe hit 3-run homers in 7-0 win that boosts Yanks to 9-2 and drops Marlins to 1-10
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto and Anthony Volpe each hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Jesús Luzardo, and the New York Yankees romped over the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Monday night. New York improved to 9-2 and matched the best 11-game start in team history. ...
Josh Maciejewski needs 4 pitches to get 3 outs for Yankees in major league debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Maciejewski didn't give his family much to see in his major league debut with the New York Yankees. “I feel like I blinked and it was over,” the 28-year-old left-hander said. Maciejewski followed Nestor Cortes to the mound to start the ninth...
After first win in 11 months, Cortes says winter commute from Miami to Tampa triggered turnaround
NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes was discouraged. An All-Star in 2022, the New York Yankees left-hander made just one major league start during the final four months of last season because of a shoulder injury, and he was frustrated by offseason workouts with friends near his Miami...
Walker hits 3-run homer, Diamondbacks stop Yankees' win streak at 5 games with 7-0 victory
PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker hit a three-run homer, Zac Gallen pitched six sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 7-0 on Tuesday night to end the Yankees' season-opening win streak at five games. Defending NL champion Arizona is off to a 4-2 start....
Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left hand. “It was like seeing myself pitch. That was crazy,” the...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won't throw for 3 to 4 weeks due to elbow nerve irritation and edema
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won’t throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow. “I think we’ve determined that we just got a little too hot a little too quick,” Cole said before Saturday’s game against...
Yankees hold off discussing condition of ace Gerrit Cole's elbow
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone held off discussing the condition of ace Gerrit Cole’s elbow, saying he and general manager Brian Cashman want to speak with the AL Cy Young Award winner before making any public comments. The Yankees disclosed Monday that...
Yankees pitcher Cortes emerges pain-free from first spring training start after injury-marred 2023
Nestor Cortes wasn't exactly nasty in his first spring training appearance, but the New York Yankees left-handed emerged from Monday's game against Minnesota feeling good. After an injury-marred 2023, it's a start. “Everything positive, pitches really crisp,”...
Yankees look to stay healthy after injury-filled 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees had the third-most games lost to injuries last season and it showed in an 82-80 record that caused them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2016. “Everybody knows what our problem has been the past few years,” Yankees left-hander...
Marcus Stroman and New York Yankees finalize $37 million, two-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees finalized a $37 million, two-year contract on Wednesday. Stroman gets a $1 million signing bonus payable within 30 days of the deal's approval by Major League Baseball and yearly salaries of $18 million. He has an...
