Nestor Cortes is expected to come back to the New York Yankees’ pitching team for the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 29-year-old left-handed pitcher hasn’t played since September 18 due to a strain in his pitching elbow.
“There’s a good chance of it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on Monday. “He’s set to throw another live batting practice tomorrow, so if that goes well, I would say there’s a decent chance he could be on the roster, yes.”
During the season, Cortes had a record of 9-10 with a 3.77 ERA.
Boone mentioned that Gerrit Cole will be the starting pitcher for Friday’s first game at Dodger Stadium.
Carlos Rodón is expected to pitch in Game 2 in Los Angeles, followed by Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil for Games 3 and 4 at Yankee Stadium next week.
“We haven’t finalized that. I can tell you Gerrit will pitch Game 1 and there’s a good chance … we’ll follow that plan,” Boone said. “We’re still enjoying the moment of making it and haven’t really started our preparations yet, so I don’t want to get ahead of myself.”
