Nestor Cortes, a left-hander of the New York Yankees' "freak" pitching form, was included in the World Series roster in a surprise move.
The New York Yankees announced a roster that includes Cortes ahead of Game 1 of the World Series on the 26th (Korea Standard Time).
Cortes missed the postseason at the end of last month due to a sprained left elbow flexor muscle, but reportedly prepared for the World Series by pitching live on the 17th.
Cortes has pitched in 31 games and posted a 3.77 ERA in 1,74 1/3 innings this season. He also has 162 strikeouts.
He is famous as a pitcher who steals the timing of batters by making irregular pitching moves. He is also called the Grim Reaper of left-handed hitters. The opponent team's on-base percentage is only 0.248.
However, it remains to be seen when and how Cortes will take the mound. He is not expected to start in the first, second and third games. The Yankees announced Gerrit Cole in the first game, Carlos Rodón in the second game, and Clark Schmidt in the third game as starting pitchers. 안전놀이터
Cortes has the upper hand in his previous record against Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani only had a career batting average of .167 against Cortes.
Cortes was quoted as saying at a press conference, "I'll strike out Otani every time."
Cortes strongly expressed his willingness to play in an interview with the Associated Press, saying, "If you can get the winning ring, you can take a year off (due to the recurrence of the injury)."