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Yankees notes: Nestor Cortes Jr. is a soft-tossing assassin, Brett Gardner's gutsy performance and more - The Athletic
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Nestor Cortes makes case to be Yankees' Game 1 playoff starter
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Nasty Nestor” Has Baffled Hitters and Helped Salvage the Yankees' Season
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Yankees fielders appreciate how fast Nestor Cortes works - Newsday
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Broadcaster Kaat uses offensive nickname for Yankees' Cortes
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Yankees must be careful about pushing Nestor Cortes too hard
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Why Yankees let Nestor Cortes throw and run sprints right after putting him on IL with strained groin
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MLB Insider Gives Update on Brett Gardner Contract Talks With New York Yankees - Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes off Twitter after 'unacceptable' tweets with racial slur surface
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