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