MLB Interview: Building the Card Collection with Padres SP Nestor Cortes

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Nestor Cortes’s baseball career has been defined by challenges and unexpected triumphs. The left-handed pitcher was originally drafted by the Yankees as a 36th-round pick in 2013. He was then selected by the Orioles in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft, only to be returned to the Yankees the following year. “Nasty Nestor” achieved success in the Big Apple, where he endeared himself to fans with his signature mustache and deceptive wind-up. The southpaw’s best season came in 2022, when he earned his first All-Star selection and finished eighth in American League Cy Young voting (12-4, 2.44 ERA). While in New […]

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