Nestor Cortes

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg)

Born: December 10, 1994 in Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL).

High School: Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL)

Debut: March 31, 2018 (Age 23-111d, 21,578th in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$3.95M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.094 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Néstor Cortés

Nicknames: Hialeah Kid or Nasty Nestor

Pronunciation: \cor-TEZ\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.5

7.0

ERA

3.41

3.79

109

29.0

422.2

441

WHIP

1.069

1.162

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-9 / in Starts: 10-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 5

2021 Pitching Game Log

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2021 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	43	53	May 30	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	3-6		99	3.2	3	2	1	4	3	0	0	2.45	4.81	18	65	41	13	5	8	3	3	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	2	.27	-0.147	.31	-0.10%	-1.57			3b 12- 1 out d2	6b 3 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
2	44	58	Jun 4	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.59	2.82	7	34	26	4	5	0	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.025	.24	0.02%	1.04			8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
3	45	64	Jun 12	NYY	@	PHI	L,7-8	1-4		7	3.2	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	1.93	1.99	15			15	6	2	6	3	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.053	.62	0.03%	1.44			1b 12- 1 out d4	4b 3 out d3
4	46	70	Jun 19	NYY		OAK	W,7-5	5-7		6	3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.46	2.03	11	50	31	10	4	2	5	1	1	0		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.157	.61	0.09%	2.91			5t 1-3 0 out d3	7t 3 out d2
5	47	74	Jun 24	NYY		KCR	W,8-1	7-GF		4	2.2	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	1.20	1.97	11	37	24	5	8	0	4	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.018	.13	0.01%	1.59			7t 1-- 1 out a6	9t end a 7
6	48	78	Jun 28	NYY		LAA	L,3-5	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	1.92	3	15	10	2	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.019	.20	0.01%	0.52			9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
7	49	79	Jun 29	NYY		LAA	W,11-5	6-7		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.02	1.70	5	24	15	3	3	0	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.033	.18	0.01%	1.06			6t 1-- 1 out a5	7t 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
8	50	83	Jul 4(2)	NYY		NYM	W,4-2	GS-4		4	3.1	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	1.29	1.55	12	59	39	11	9	0	8	5	1	0	56			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.150	.46	0.05%	1.39			1t start tie	4t -2- 1 out a3
9	51	87	Jul 9	NYY	@	HOU	W,4-0	GS-5		4	4.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.05	1.92	18	74	42	9	2	6	8	2	1	0	60			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.257	.58	0.11%	2.39			1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out a2
10	52	96	Jul 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	6-7		13	2.0	3	3	3	0	3	1	0	1.95	2.27	9	35	21	5	2	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.066	.44	-0.04%	-1.88			6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d5
11	53	100	Jul 28	NYY	@	TBR	W,3-1	GS-5		4	5.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	1	1.93	2.19	19	79	52	14	7	2	11	4	3	0	62			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.135	.87	0.07%	1.45			1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
12	54	108	Aug 5	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	GS-5		7	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	0	2.15	2.80	22	86	53	15	6	5	12	4	2	0	48			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.18	0.042	1.45	0.03%	0.61			1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
13	55	113	Aug 10	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-8	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	5.2	7	5	4	0	5	2	0	2.70	3.22	24	80	55	15	3	2	17	8	0	0	42			2	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.204	1.12	-0.16%	-1.02			1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
14	56	117	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-6	W(1-1)	4	6.0	7	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.55	3.25	25			18	11	10	7	2	2	0	60			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.236	1.15	0.18%	2.19			1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
15	57	123	Aug 20	NYY		MIN	W,10-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	7.0	4	2	2	2	7	1	1	2.56	3.38	27	104	64	20	9	5	12	3	0	0	66			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.39	0.139	.58	0.12%	1.65			1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
16	58	129	Aug 28	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-6	L(2-2)	7	5.1	4	3	3	3	4	1	0	2.77	3.59	24			12	12	5	12	4	1	0	49			2	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	.67	-0.116	.83	-0.09%	-0.55			1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
17	59	134	Sep 3	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GS-6		5	5.2	4	1	1	2	7	1	0	2.67	3.63	22	84	53	18	12	4	9	2	2	0	62			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.232	1.19	0.16%	2.02			1t start tie	6t --- 2 out a1
18	60	140	Sep 9	NYY		TOR	L,4-6	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	0	5	2	0	2.70	3.81	23	103	70	8	12	5	13	4	2	0	57			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.064	1.50	0.07%	1.13			1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
19	61	146	Sep 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-7		5	6.1	3	1	1	2	11	1	0	2.60	3.72	24	98	64	20	12	1	10	4	2	0	72			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.239	1.49	0.21%	2.14			1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a1
20	62	151	Sep 20	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	GS-5		4	4.1	5	3	3	2	7	1	0	2.79	3.75	20	92	60	9	12	4	7	3	2	0	46			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.028	1.47	0.03%	-0.09			1t start tie	5t -2- 1 out a2
21	63	155	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-5		4	4.1	4	2	2	0	4	1	0	2.85	3.78	17	80	50	12	7	1	12	3	1	0	51			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.061	1.91	0.08%	0.82			1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d1
22	64	160	Oct 1	NYY		TBR	L,3-4	GS-5	L(2-3)	5	4.2	5	2	2	0	5	1	0	2.90	3.78	18	67	44	11	8	3	10	2	1	0	51			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	.76	0.006	.41	0.00%	0.24			1t start tie	5t --3 2 out d1
							13-9		W-L:2-3	4.5	93.0	75	32	30	25	103	14	2	2.90	3.78	374	1266	64%	20%	12%	0.41		25%	10%	0	56	8	25%	5	0	0	345	14	1	0	6	1	4	.76	1.361	.94	0.91%	19.47

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