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Nestor Cortes returning, but Yankees dealing with another injury to key pitcher
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Yankees Nestor Cortes Called For A Balk - You Decide Balk Or No Balk? 8/28/2021 Yankees & Oakland
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New York Yankees fans ecstatic as Nestor Cortes Jr. shuts down the Houston Astros in first start coming off IL: That's just nasty Nestor for you
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We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended - New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes issued a public statement after commentator Jim Kaat's Nestor the Molestor slip
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Yankees Manage Workloads of Nestor Cortes and Luis Severino - The New York Times
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes left wanting more by Game 2 start
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Yankees Nestor Cortes Called For A Balk - You Decide Balk Or No Balk? 8/28/2021 Yankees & Oakland
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes leaves do-or-die Game 4 with injury
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Nestor Cortes knows all about the ups and downs of baseball - Newsday
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Nestor the Molestor - MLB announcer Jim Kaat had a weird nickname for New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes on live TV
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MLB rumors: Yankees trade Nestor Cortes Jr. to Mariners
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New York Yankees' Nestor Cortes Now Can't Return Until Early August From Injury - Fastball
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How Nestor Cortes Jr. learned the fearlessness that helped save the Yankees' season - The Athletic
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Yankees Nestor Cortes Called For A Balk - You Decide Balk Or No Balk? 8/28/2021 Yankees & Oakland