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)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2025 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2025): 5.094 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • 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

2.6

9.1

ERA

3.77

3.80

135

174.1

568.0

162

575

WHIP

1.153

1.164

2021 Player Pitching Game Log

2021 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2021-05-07	AAA-AAAE	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	@	Syracuse Mets	3-5	W	2.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	36	23	10	6	0	4	1	1
2	2021-05-11	AAA-AAAE	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	6-8		3.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	39	26	8	3	3	2	0	1
3	2021-05-16	AAA-AAAE	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	7-9	S	3.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	38	25	10	5	4	2	2	0
4	2021-05-20	AAA-AAAE	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	@	Rochester Red Wings	7-9	L	2.1	2	2	2	0	2	1	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	30	20	5	2	1	6	1	3
5	2021-05-25	AAA-AAAE	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		Buffalo Bisons	1-4		4.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	57	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	13	50	36	8	6	4	6	3	2
		Player Moved from AAA-AAAE to Maj-AL
6	2021-05-30	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Detroit Tigers	3-6		3.2	3	2	1	4	3	0	0		14	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	65	41	13	5	8	3	3	0
7	2021-06-04	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Boston Red Sox	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	34	26	4	5	0	3	1	2
8	2021-06-12	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-4		3.2	4	1	1	1	6	0	0		14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	65	43	15	6	2	6	3	2
9	2021-06-19	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Oakland Athletics	5-7		3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	50	31	10	4	2	5	1	1
10	2021-06-24	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Kansas City Royals	7-9		2.2	1	0	0	2	5	0	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	37	24	5	8	0	4	2	0
11	2021-06-28	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Los Angeles Angels	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	2	2	0	0	0
12	2021-06-29	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Los Angeles Angels	6-7		1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	15	3	3	0	2	1	0
13	2021-07-04 (2)	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		New York Mets	1-4		3.1	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	56	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	59	39	11	9	0	8	5	1
14	2021-07-09	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Houston Astros	1-5		4.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	60	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	74	42	9	2	6	8	2	1
15	2021-07-23	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Boston Red Sox	6-7		2.0	3	3	3	0	3	1	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	35	21	5	2	4	2	0	0
16	2021-07-28	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-5		5.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	1	62	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	79	52	14	7	2	11	4	3
17	2021-08-05	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Seattle Mariners	1-5		5.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	0	48	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	86	53	15	6	5	12	4	2
18	2021-08-10	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Kansas City Royals	1-6	L	5.2	7	5	4	0	5	2	0	42	24	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	80	55	15	3	2	17	8	0
19	2021-08-15	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	6.0	7	1	1	1	7	1	0	60	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	98	68	18	11	10	7	2	2
20	2021-08-20	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	2	7	1	1	66	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	104	64	20	9	5	12	3	0
21	2021-08-28	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Oakland Athletics	1-6	L	5.1	4	3	3	3	4	1	0	49	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	95	60	12	12	5	12	4	1
22	2021-09-03	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Baltimore Orioles	1-6		5.2	4	1	1	2	7	1	0	62	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	84	53	18	12	4	9	2	2
23	2021-09-09	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Toronto Blue Jays	1-6		6.0	6	2	2	0	5	2	0	57	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	103	70	8	12	5	13	4	2
24	2021-09-15	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7		6.1	3	1	1	2	11	1	0	72	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	98	64	20	12	1	10	4	2
25	2021-09-20	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Texas Rangers	1-5		4.1	5	3	3	2	7	1	0	46	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	92	60	9	12	4	7	3	2
26	2021-09-25	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Boston Red Sox	1-5		4.1	4	2	2	0	4	1	0	51	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	80	50	12	7	1	12	3	1
27	2021-10-01	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	4.2	5	2	2	0	5	1	0	51	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	67	44	11	8	3	10	2	1

2021 Player Pitching Splits

2021 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	27	425	395	34	83	14	1	15	5	1	26	121	.210	.262	.365	.626	.262	144	7	2	1	1	0

Home	15	215	199	13	41	6	1	7	1	1	13	65	.206	.257	.352	.609	.266	70	5	1	1	1	0
Away	12	210	196	21	42	8	0	8	4	0	13	56	.214	.267	.378	.644	.258	74	2	1	0	0	0

May	6	69	64	4	11	1	0	1	0	1	5	21	.172	.232	.234	.466	.238	15	2	0	0	0	0
June	6	52	48	1	8	2	0	0	1	0	4	22	.167	.231	.208	.439	.308	10	0	0	0	0	0
July	4	58	55	5	10	3	0	1	0	0	2	14	.182	.224	.291	.515	.225	16	0	1	0	0	0
August	5	122	110	13	27	4	0	6	4	0	9	25	.246	.306	.446	.751	.263	49	3	1	1	1	0
September	5	106	100	9	22	4	0	6	0	0	6	34	.220	.264	.440	.704	.267	44	2	0	0	0	0
October	1	18	18	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	.278	.278	.556	.833	.333	10	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	15	308	287	26	65	11	1	13	4	1	17	78	.227	.274	.408	.681	.264	117	6	2	1	1	0
As Reliever	12	117	108	8	18	3	0	2	1	0	9	43	.167	.231	.250	.481	.254	27	1	0	0	0	0

vs RHB as LHP	27	326	302		64	8	0	12			22	91	.212	.267	.358	.625	.260	108	0	1	0	1	0
vs LHB as LHP	25	99	93		19	6	1	3			4	30	.204	.245	.387	.632	.267	36	0	1	1	0	0

Bases Empty	27	283	266		58	10	1	11			17	79	.218	.265	.387	.652	.267	103	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	26	142	129		25	4	0	4			9	42	.194	.255	.318	.573	.250	41	0	2	1	1	0

vs. Younger Batters	23	141	129		28	6	0	5			9	44	.217	.279	.380	.658	.288	49	0	2	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	27	284	266		55	8	1	10			17	77	.207	.254	.357	.611	.250	95	0	0	0	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	4	.429	2.67	27	15	1	108.0	83	34	32	15	26	0	121	2	1	2	425	1.009	10.1	4.65

Home	1	1	.500	2.08	15	8	1	56.1	41	13	13	7	13	0	65	1	0	1	215	0.959	10.4	5.00
Away	2	3	.400	3.31	12	7	0	51.2	42	21	19	8	13	0	56	1	1	1	210	1.065	9.8	4.31

May	1	1	.500	1.45	6	1	1	18.2	11	4	3	1	5	0	21	0	0	0	69	0.857	10.1	4.20
June	0	0		0.64	6	0	0	14.0	8	1	1	0	4	0	22	0	0	1	52	0.857	14.1	5.50
July	0	0		3.00	4	3	0	15.0	10	5	5	1	2	0	14	1	0	0	58	0.800	8.4	7.00
August	2	2	.500	3.72	5	5	0	29.0	27	13	12	6	9	0	25	1	1	0	122	1.241	7.8	2.78
September	0	0		3.04	5	5	0	26.2	22	9	9	6	6	0	34	0	0	1	106	1.050	11.5	5.67
October	0	1	.000	3.86	1	1	0	4.2	5	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	18	1.071	9.6

As Starter	2	3	.400	2.91	15	15	0	77.1	65	26	25	13	17	0	78	2	1	1	308	1.060	9.1	4.59
As Reliever	1	1	.500	2.05	12	0	1	30.2	18	8	7	2	9	0	43	0	0	1	117	0.880	12.6	4.78

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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