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The Brewers and Cortes avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.6 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. Picked up via trade from the Yankees last month, Cortes was eligible for salary arbitration for the final time, as he's slated for free agency next winter. The veteran left-hander held a 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 162:39 K:BB over a career-high 174.1 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2024.
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The Brewers acquired Cortes, Caleb Durbin and cash considerations from the Yankees on Friday in exchange for Devin Williams, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Cortes pitched well this past season when healthy, posting a 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 162:39 K:BB. He ended the regular season on the injured list with a flexor strain but was able to come back to make two relief appearances during the World Series. The Brewers are presumably comfortable with his health status and will be counting on him as part of their rotation in 2025. Cortes is arbitration-eligible for a final time this winter.
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Cortes (elbow) was added to the Yankees' World Series roster Friday. Cortes has been shelved since late September with a left flexor strain but had faced hitters a couple times over the past week and bounced back with no issues. The left-hander is expected to be used in relief by the Yankees, although it's unclear how many innings he might be able to go.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that there's a "good chance" Cortes (elbow) will be on the team's World Series roster, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports. Cortes will throw another live batting practice session Tuesday and, as long as he gets through that with no concerns, it sounds like he'll be part of the Yankees' roster for the Fall Classic against the Dodgers. It's expected that Cortes would be used as a reliever, although Boone hasn't officially committed to that. The southpaw has been out since late September with a left flexor strain.
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Cortes (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session Wednesday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports. It will be something of a hybrid bullpen session/live batting practice session, as Cortes is slated to throw 10-to-15 pitches off the bullpen mound before throwing another 10-to-15 to hitters. If all goes well, Cortes could face hitters again this weekend. The southpaw has been out since late September with a flexor strain but has a chance to be on the Yankees' World Series roster, should they advance. Cortes hasn't started a game in nearly a month, so if he does return for the World Series, it seems likely to be as a reliever.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | NYY | 31 | 30 | 174.3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 162 | 39 | 162 | 3.76 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | NYY | 12 | 12 | 63.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 59 | 4.97 | 1.24 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1.62 | 3 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 9/12 | vs  |
- | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1.91 | 3 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 9/07 | @  |
1 | - | - | 4.1 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 9/01 | vs  |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 8/26 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 0.45 | 2 | 5 | 0.90 |
| 8/21 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 8/13 | @  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 0.43 |
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| 3/30 | @ |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | vs  |
2:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | vs |
7:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
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1:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/03 | vs  |
7:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |