Pinstripe Alley · Nov 30, 2022
Around the Empire: Yankees news - 11/30/22
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesMLB.com | Michael Clair: Nestor Cortes was arguably the Yankees’ best starting pitcher in 2022, and now he can add another achievement to his mantle — being named to the Team USA starting rotation. The team is looking to defend its World Baseball Classic crown from 2017 after the tournament was postponed from 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic and reinstated for 2023 under the new MLB CBA. Cortes led Yankees starters with a 2.44 ERA in 158.1 innings pitched en route to his first All-Star nod and now gets the chance to represent his country this spring.