We’ve seen this before from Nestor Cortes.
The New York Yankees pitcher who’s having a breakout year with a 10-4 record and a 2.70 ERA has used his bizarre, delayed windup to strike out hitters like Shohei Ohtani. It’s made opposing hitters laugh because it’s so wild.
Cortes was at it again on Wednesday night in a matchup against the Boston Red Sox.
He was facing Rafael Devers, Boston’s best hitter. And on a 3-2 pitch, he went to a very funky delivery. First, it looked normal, but then he got his right leg BEHIND his left leg, delaying his delivery and throwing off Devers’ timing, before he fired.
WOW: