Yankees' Nestor Cortes put on the 15-day injured list after MRI
New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson
One day after Aaron Boone talked about how healthy the Yankees are heading into the postseason, a new injury has appeared.
Nestor Cortes, Wednesday night’s scheduled starting pitcher against Baltimore, was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sept. 22, with a left elbow flexor strain. He reportedly went for an MRI on Wednesday morning.
The Yankees will turn to Marcus Stroman, who was pulled from the rotation on Sept. 13, to start on Wednesday. Stroman made one three-inning relief appearance, picking up his second career save, on Sept. 17. He hasn’t pitched since.
Righthander Cody Poteet was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Cortes' roster spot tonight. Cortes had been in the mix for a possible postseason start or be deployed out of the bullpen. The lefthander had only allowed one earned run in his last 15 1/3 innings.
The Yankees have a magic number of one to clinch the AL East with five games to go.
Anthony Rieber covers baseball, as well as the NFL, NBA and NHL. He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since July 5, 2004.
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