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How New York Yankees reliever Nestor Cortes Jr. learned to be unpredictable - Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More
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Nestor Cortes' skillset continues to impress Yankees
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Nestor Cortes path to Yankees stardom
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Yankees starter Nestor Cortes likely to IL with shoulder injury - Pinstripe Alley
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes is a breakout star: How lefty became AL's best
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes takes dominance of Orioles to new heights, makes unexpected adjustment
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes out for Team USA in 2023 World Baseball Classic with hamstring injury, per report
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Yankees monitoring Nestor Cortes with eye toward October
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Nestor Cortés Jr. - Wikipedia