Nestor Cortes crossed off plenty of his to-do list Saturday by making his first spring start for the Yankees this season.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Nestor Cortes crossed off plenty of his to-do list Saturday: his first spring start, first time with the new pitch clock, his first official step toward being ready for the first week of the season.
The lefty pitched 3 ¹/₃ innings in which he allowed three hits — two of them homers by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Whit Merrifield — three walks and five runs. Cortes struck out four, touched 93.7 mph with his fastball and said his arsenal was “actually better than I thought.”Steve Nesius/UPI/Shutterstock
In other springs, a pitcher missing a few Grapefruit League starts would be less cause for concern. This year, all players are learning the rhythms and adjustments of the newly introduced pitch clock, though Cortes — whose different windups will be unaffected by the clock — always has been a quick worker.
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