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Yankees monitoring Nestor Cortes with eye toward October
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Where the Nestor Cortes injury leaves the Yankee rotation - Pinstripe Alley
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Yankees put All-Star Cortes on injured list for groin strain - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Yankees starter Nestor Cortes likely to IL with shoulder injury - Pinstripe Alley
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I'm 5'10, I throw 90 miles an hour…hopefully I can keep inspiring kids. - New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes hopes to inspire young players, proves that physical attributes aren't everything in
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Yankees Starting Rotation in Rough Shape
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Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes to return from IL this weekend after missing two months
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes is the best story in baseball - The Washington Post
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Madden: Pitching and defense have Yankees on historic pace
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Yankees relying on Nestor Cortes Jr. in depleted rotation
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes makes his case to be their playoff ace
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Nestor Cortes proving to be key part of Yankees' rotation