The New York Yankees added left-hander Nestor Cortes to the roster on Friday prematurely of Recreation 1 of the World Sequence.
Cortes was not included on the roster within the American League Division Sequence or the AL Championship Sequence in victories over the Kansas Metropolis Royals and Cleveland Guardians, respectively.
After final taking the mound Sept. 18 with six scoreless innings in a win over the Seattle Mariners, Cortes went on the injured listing with an elbow flexor pressure.
To make room for Cortes, the Yankees left infielder Jon Berti off the roster. Proper-hander Mark Leiter Jr. additionally remained on the roster after he was added as an damage substitute for right-hander Ian Hamilton (calf) within the ALCS.
Cortes, 29, went 9-10 with a 3.77 ERA in 31 appearances (30 begins) this season. In seven seasons, he has a profession report of 33-21 with a 3.80 ERA in 135 appearances (86 begins) for the Baltimore Orioles (2018), Yankees (2019, 2021-24) and Mariners (2020).
The Yankees seem set with a four-man World Sequence rotation of Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil, and will find yourself utilizing Cortes out of the bullpen.
Berti, 34, appeared in 4 mixed video games within the NLDS and NLCS, beginning three of them at first base as Anthony Rizzo recovered from a number of fractured fingers. He was 2-for-11 within the 4 playoff video games.
Berti batted .273 with one house run and 6 RBIs in 25 video games for the Yankees this season and is a profession .259 hitter with 24 house runs and 126 RBIs in 461 video games over seven seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), Miami Marlins (2019-23) and Yankees.
Leiter, 33, made two appearances within the ALCS after he joined the membership and had a 3.86 ERA. In 60 appearances with the Chicago Cubs and Yankees this season, he was 4-5 with a 4.50 ERA. In 5 seasons with 4 golf equipment, he’s 10-22 with a 4.56 ERA in 211 appearances (15 begins).
–Area Stage Media
