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Nestor Cortes
Nestor Cortes Jr. (born December 10, 1994), nicknamed "Nasty Nestor" and "Nestor the Molestor", is a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers.
The Yankees selected Cortes in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft after the 2017 season, he made his MLB debut with them in 2018 before returning to the Yankees. Cortes pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and the Mariners in 2020, rejoining the Yankees in 2021 and establishing himself in their starting rotation. He was an MLB All-Star in 2022. He gave up a 10th inning walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. After the 2024 season, the Yankees traded Cortes to the Milwaukee Brewers. In his first start of the 2025 season for the Brewers, against his former team, he gave up 3 home runs on his first 3 pitches thrown - an MLB first. After two starts in April 2025, Cortes was injured, and the Brewers traded him to the Padres at the end of July.
Cortes was born in Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba. When he was seven months old, his father, Nestor Cortes Sr., won the visa lottery, and they relocated to the United States in the city of Hialeah, Florida. His father had been sentenced to one year in prison after a failed attempt to defect from Cuba in 1992. Nestor Sr. met his wife, Yuslaidy, the following year. Nestor Sr. drove a forklift, and Yuslaidy worked as a manicurist.
Cortes started playing baseball at the age of four. His father took him to see the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) play at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens. Cortes attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. He committed to play college baseball at Florida International University.
The New York Yankees selected Cortes in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed with the Yankees, receiving an $85,000 signing bonus, and made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast League Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, where he had a 0–1 win–loss record with a 4.42 earned run average (ERA) in 18+1⁄3 innings pitched. He returned there in 2014, going 1–2 with a 2.27 ERA in 11 games (two starts). Cortes spent 2015 with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where he compiled a 6–3 record with a 2.26 ERA in 12 games (ten starts). In 2016, he pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League, Tampa Yankees of the High-A Florida State League, Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League, pitching to a combined 11–4 record with a 1.53 ERA in 21 games (12 starts). Cortes played 2017 with Tampa, Trenton, and the RailRiders. He finished the season with a 2.06 ERA between the three levels.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Cortes from the Yankees organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft. During spring training with the Orioles, Cortes competed for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster as either a starting pitcher or relief pitcher.
Cortes made the Orioles' Opening Day roster in 2018 as a relief pitcher, and made his major league debut on March 31. He allowed a grand slam to Josh Reddick on April 3. On April 9, he walked Curtis Granderson with the bases loaded, then gave up a grand slam to Josh Donaldson. The Orioles designated Cortes for assignment the next day. He had allowed four runs on ten hits, including two grand slams, in four games pitched.
On April 13, 2018, the Orioles returned Cortes to the Yankees. He played in one game for Trenton before returning to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining for a 6–6 record and 3.68 ERA in 24 games. After the regular season, Cortes played for the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Professional Baseball League, where he learned how to throw a cut fastball.
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Nestor Cortes
Nestor Cortes Jr. (born December 10, 1994), nicknamed "Nasty Nestor" and "Nestor the Molestor", is a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers.
The Yankees selected Cortes in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft after the 2017 season, he made his MLB debut with them in 2018 before returning to the Yankees. Cortes pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and the Mariners in 2020, rejoining the Yankees in 2021 and establishing himself in their starting rotation. He was an MLB All-Star in 2022. He gave up a 10th inning walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. After the 2024 season, the Yankees traded Cortes to the Milwaukee Brewers. In his first start of the 2025 season for the Brewers, against his former team, he gave up 3 home runs on his first 3 pitches thrown - an MLB first. After two starts in April 2025, Cortes was injured, and the Brewers traded him to the Padres at the end of July.
Cortes was born in Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba. When he was seven months old, his father, Nestor Cortes Sr., won the visa lottery, and they relocated to the United States in the city of Hialeah, Florida. His father had been sentenced to one year in prison after a failed attempt to defect from Cuba in 1992. Nestor Sr. met his wife, Yuslaidy, the following year. Nestor Sr. drove a forklift, and Yuslaidy worked as a manicurist.
Cortes started playing baseball at the age of four. His father took him to see the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) play at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens. Cortes attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. He committed to play college baseball at Florida International University.
The New York Yankees selected Cortes in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed with the Yankees, receiving an $85,000 signing bonus, and made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast League Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, where he had a 0–1 win–loss record with a 4.42 earned run average (ERA) in 18+1⁄3 innings pitched. He returned there in 2014, going 1–2 with a 2.27 ERA in 11 games (two starts). Cortes spent 2015 with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where he compiled a 6–3 record with a 2.26 ERA in 12 games (ten starts). In 2016, he pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League, Tampa Yankees of the High-A Florida State League, Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League, pitching to a combined 11–4 record with a 1.53 ERA in 21 games (12 starts). Cortes played 2017 with Tampa, Trenton, and the RailRiders. He finished the season with a 2.06 ERA between the three levels.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Cortes from the Yankees organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft. During spring training with the Orioles, Cortes competed for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster as either a starting pitcher or relief pitcher.
Cortes made the Orioles' Opening Day roster in 2018 as a relief pitcher, and made his major league debut on March 31. He allowed a grand slam to Josh Reddick on April 3. On April 9, he walked Curtis Granderson with the bases loaded, then gave up a grand slam to Josh Donaldson. The Orioles designated Cortes for assignment the next day. He had allowed four runs on ten hits, including two grand slams, in four games pitched.
On April 13, 2018, the Orioles returned Cortes to the Yankees. He played in one game for Trenton before returning to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining for a 6–6 record and 3.68 ERA in 24 games. After the regular season, Cortes played for the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Professional Baseball League, where he learned how to throw a cut fastball.