We’ve seen this before from Nestor Cortes.
The New York Yankees pitcher who’s having a breakout year with a 10-4 record and a 2.70 ERA has used his bizarre, delayed windup to strike out hitters like Shohei Ohtani. It’s made opposing hitters laugh because it’s so wild.
Cortes was at it again on Wednesday night in a matchup against the Boston Red Sox.
He was facing Rafael Devers, Boston’s best hitter. And on a 3-2 pitch, he went to a very funky delivery. First, it looked normal, but then he got his right leg BEHIND his left leg, delaying his delivery and throwing off Devers’ timing, before he fired.
WOW:
What a move
Nestor Cortes trickeration 💀 pic.twitter.com/6o1m9PhGv9
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 15, 2022
Nestor being Nestor pic.twitter.com/vj6Bo171q3
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 15, 2022
Fans were wowed (and laughed too)
Nestor Cortes puts his hat in the ring for best strikeout of the season 🤣pic.twitter.com/ZcCjbPWXiK
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 15, 2022
You never know what Nestor Cortes is going to pull out of his bag. #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/gsFGElYLaW
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) September 15, 2022
✨ Nestor razzle dazzle ✨pic.twitter.com/kSGH2dGzLk
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 15, 2022
Nestor Cortes is such a LEGend pic.twitter.com/PEZKHzFURu
— 💣’s in the Bronx (@BronxBombrs) September 15, 2022
Nestor Cortes is easily the most fun pitcher to watch in baseball, you never know what you’re gonna see from him
— AT (@YankeeWRLD) September 15, 2022
Nestor Cortes is a master of his craftpic.twitter.com/BtFDNOHFHJ
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) September 15, 2022
Nestor Cortes is ridiculous 😂 pic.twitter.com/fUEGHNJSLm
— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) September 15, 2022
