Nestor Cortés Jr. is a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners.
Born on December 10, 1994 (age 27 years), Surgidero de Batabanó, Nestor Cortés Jr. father won the visa lottery when he was seven months old, and they relocated to the United States in the city of Hialeah, Florida.
Cortes started playing baseball at the age of 5.
Cortés throws a four-seam fastball that averages approximately 89 miles per hour (143 km/h). He also throws a slider and a curveball. His curveball has been registered as slow as 47 miles per hour (76 km/h).
Nestor Cortes signed a one-year contract with the New York Yankees in a deal worth $570,500 annually. Nestor Cortes is said to have the nickname of Nasty Nestor.
Nestor Cortes Jr. stats
Career stats
|
Year
|
Team
|
GP
|
CG
|
ER
|
SO
|
W
|
L
|
Sv
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
 Yankees
|
22
|
0
|
30
|
103
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1.08
|
2.90
|
|
2020
|
 Mariners
|
5
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2.35
|
15.26
|
|
2019
|
 Yankees
|
33
|
0
|
42
|
69
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1.55
|
5.67
|
|
2018
|
 Orioles
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.00
|
7.71
|
|
Career
|
64
|
0
|
89
|
183
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
1.37
|
4.66
|
Nestor Cortes Salary: How Much Does Nestor Cortes Make As Salary?
Nestor Cortes earns an average annual salary of $570,500 after he signed a one year contract with the Ney York Yankees.
| length | team | amount | avg annual salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2021 | New York Yankees | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 2020-2020 | Seattle Mariners | $568,700 | $568,700 |
| 2019-2019 | New York Yankees | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| 2018-2018 | Baltimore Orioles | $545,000 | $545,000 |
