Nestor Cortes goes on injured list with ailing elbow in a blow to Yankees’ postseason pitching
New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes walks back to the dugout after retiring the side against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lindsey Wasson]
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes has a flexor strain in his pitching elbow and was placed on the 15-day injured list in a blow to New York’s rotation heading into the playoffs. Cortes and the Yankees are still holding out hope he could return at some point in the postseason, but it didn’t sound likely. Cortes was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday night against Baltimore and replaced by Marcus Stroman, with the Yankees one win from clinching the AL East title and a first-round playoff bye. Cortes had an MRI on Monday and was put on the IL retroactive to Sunday.
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes throws against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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