While New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes was very solid on the mound against the Phillies on Monday, giving up just one run in his five innings of work, it was a play he made behind the plate that had MLB fans in awe. It also happened to result in the final out of his night and stopped the Phillies from possibly putting some more runs on the board.
With two outs in the fifth inning, Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto hit a single to right. New York’s Franchy Cordero fired a ball to home plate that sailed over catcher Jose Trevino’s head. Thankfully for the Yankees, Cortes was exactly where he should have been—backing up Trevino—and made this incredibly smart play after catching the wild throw:
Amazing heads up play by Nestor to cut down the runner at third to end the inning! pic.twitter.com/wRXmt7joML
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 4, 2023
That's pretty awesome.
MLB fans loved it:
Always know where the next play is. Don’t get caught watching. Sound familiar? Textbook defense by @Cortes_1210 https://t.co/4KMnD1t8UD
— Northeast Pride - Westchester (@SKDAces) April 4, 2023
Young pitchers, your job doesn’t end when the ball leaves your hand. You can make your self SO much more valuable to a high school or college team by being prepared for any situation. https://t.co/KgOlyXWJXr
— John Mincone (@JMincone) April 4, 2023
That’s a crazy play https://t.co/JkDBoPTWdm
— Noah (@NoachReborn) April 4, 2023
I wish this heads up play also counted toward fantasy points... awesome play! https://t.co/XpTJK0dokU
— Paola Trujillo (@iampeatrujillo) April 4, 2023
I still can’t believe this play happened
— Bad Benny (@HereREGOagain) April 4, 2023
Nestor is incredible! https://t.co/X3709BGYUi
I hate that Nestor is so fun - bc I will never pull for a Yankee.
— Danny Marang (@DannyMarang) April 4, 2023
But he is unquestionably, very fun. https://t.co/f6YG7bKiPl
Great heads up play!! That’s how it’s done… take notes kids https://t.co/YEFeZMWpS2
— Bri (@brinici11) April 4, 2023
