The Yankees traded Nestor Cortes for closer Devin Williams in the offseason, and the crafty lefty had a rude homecoming on Saturday.
Pitching for the Brewers against his former team, Cortes proceeded to give up three home runs on three pitches. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt, leading off for the first time in his career, started the barrage with a 413-foot blast into the Milwaukee bullpen.
1st pitch swinging.
Goldy goes yard
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Cody Bellinger, another first-year Yankee, followed with his own solo shot, clearing the Yankee bullpen into the right field bleachers.
Back-to-Back… Goldy-to-Belli. pic.twitter.com/DoIAIZ8IQl
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 29, 2025
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Enter reigning MVP and captain Aaron Judge, and Cortes offered a cutter after two first-pitch fastballs. Judge answered by launching his latest monster shot, 468 feet into the third deck.
Easy as 1, 2, 3. #AllRise
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https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Cortes got a bit of a reprieve as Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck out and Anthony Volpe grounded out. Austin Wells, who hit .197 against lefties last season, stepped in for his turn. He snuck one over the left field fence to make it 4-0.
Austin Powers. @wellsius16
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https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe Yankees batted around before Cortes finally struck out Trent Grisham, but Milwaukee answered back. Costly errors have the Yankees currently leading 4-3 in the second inning.
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