The last time we featured New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr., he was trying anything and everything to get Shohei Ohtani out — delaying his windup, fast pitching, changing his arm slot … and it worked!
On Sunday, Cortes Jr. got the start in the second game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets, and while facing Brandon Nimmo, he messed with the outfielder’s timing by starting his windup, delaying a little bit and then firing. It was a ball, but it didn’t matter — it was awesome and Nimmo was laughing like the rest of us.
This is Cortes’s thing, and it’s delightful!