A minor league free agent. A mediocre minor league hitter whose average generally hovered in the .240s-.250s. Mostly an afterthought of fans discussing the Opening Day roster. That’s Carlos Cortes.

Over the past two years, the Athletics have prioritized signing their core players to extensions, keeping them with the team for the foreseeable future.

Floyd Mayweather wanted to know who he was. That’s how impressed boxing’s longtime pound-for-pound king was when he watched Andres Cortes spar against eventual 130-pound champion Gervonta Davis a few ...

The series between the Padres and Dodgers over the past two weekends exemplify how wonderfully unpredictable and upside down baseball can be. There is the mere fact that you never would have guessed ...

PHILADELPHIA — Moments before Nestor Cortes walked out to the visitors bullpen at Citizens Bank Park to prepare for his start this Wednesday, the New York Yankees’ starting pitcher was peppered with ...

PHOENIX — The last Milwaukee Brewer to pitch in the World Series was a left-handed starter, Mike Caldwell, working in relief at the end of the finale in St. Louis. He gave up a couple of run-scoring ...

PHOENIX – Nestor Cortes pitched – and thrived – under immense pressure for the past four seasons with the New York Yankees. Now, after the December trade that sent Devin Williams to the Bronx, he’ll ...

And then, only one remained. Another injury has hit the Milwaukee Brewers starting rotation, as Nestor Cortes is headed to the 15-day injured list, leaving Freddy Peralta as the only healthy member of ...