Nestor Cortes Jr.
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December 10, 1994
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Nestor Cortes Jr. Bio
Nestor Cortes Jr., famous as Hialeah Kid, is a professional baseball player born December 10, 1994, in Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba. He graduated from Hialeah High School in 2013 and played college baseball at Florida International University. The New York Yankees selected him as the 1094th pick in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft.
Nestor made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. In 2015, he was named the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week and an Appalachian League Postseason All-Star. In 2016, he pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. In 2017, Nestor was named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star with Trenton.
He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Baltimore Orioles on March 31, 2018, against Minnesota. He earned his first Major League win in 2019. The pitcher played for the Seattle Mariners in 2020. Nestor currently wears the number 65 jersey for the New York Yankees. He pitched an immaculate inning on April 16, 2022, against the Orioles.