David Cortés

David Cárdenas Cortés

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.
• High School El Centro High School
• Debut August 30, 1999
• Final Game July 13, 2006
• Born October 15, 1973 in Mexicali, Baja California Mexico

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Biographical Information

David Cortés pitched in four big league seasons, recording a 5-1, 4.47 record and 2 saves in 84 games spent largely laboring out of the Colorado Rockies bullpen in 2005 and 2006. The brother of Humberto Cardenas, David allowed no runs in 3 2/3 innings in four games in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. He struggled in the 2009 WBC, allowing 5 hits, 2 walks and 5 runs in one inning of work, including a Chris Snelling homer. In all three of his outings, he was replaced by Dennys Reyes.