Nasty Nestor Sharp In Second Rehab Outing For Somerset
Bridgewater, New Jersey – While the Yankees were on the road in Baltimore on Friday night to open a pivotal division series with the first place Orioles, a rehabbing Nestor Cortes toed the rubber 175 miles north in Somerset against the O’s Double-A affiliate at TD Bank Ballpark. The southpaw
Nestor Sets the Tone in Nasty Shutout Win, Backed By Hardman's Career Night
The Somerset Patriots overpowered the Bowie Baysox by a score of 10-0 on Friday night in the fourth of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. With 10 K, Patriots pitchers have struck out 10+ in seven of their last eight games and 58 total times this season. The shutout
Series Preview: Two MLB Top Prospects Battle
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Patriots return home to the confines of TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday for a 12:05 PM matinee to open a star-studded six-game set with the Bowie Baysox. The Orioles Double-A affiliate comes to town with Major League Baseball’s number one ranked prospect on MLB Pipeline
Nestor Impresses As Somerset Dominates in Series-Clinching Fourth Straight Win
The Somerset Patriots defeated the Hartford Yard Goats for a fourth straight day by a score of 7-2 on Sunday at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, Connecticut. The Patriots hit 3+ home runs for the 30th time this season, improving to 28-2 in such games. The Patriots have hit 3+ home
Scranton/Wilkes Barre no-hitter
Nestor Cortes Jr. had experienced success in the Minors. He had been to The Show. But on Saturday, he did something he'd never done before.The Yankees prospect linked up with XXXXX for the first no-hitter in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in over a decade, blanking Syracuse in a 2-0 victory at NBT
Cortes puts RailRiders on brink of Finals
Having reached the Majors for the first time in 2018, Nestor Cortes is no stranger to pitching in high-leverage situations. It couldn't get more pressure-packed than coming within a handful of outs of a no-hitter in the playoffs.The Yankees' left-hander took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and faced
RailRiders punch return ticket to IL Finals
On Friday, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Al Pedrique could see first baseman Mike Ford was trying too hard to be "the guy," so he had a simple message."When we get home, I want you to have some fun and enjoy yourself again. You're going to be OK," the skipper said.Those words
Four Added To Eastern Division All-Star Roster
Manchester, N.H. - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, in conjunction with the Eastern League of Professional Baseball, have announced four additions to the 2017 Northeast Delta Dental Eastern League All-Star Roster.
Thunder's Cortes tosses six one-hit innings
Nestor Cortes has been an enigma to Eastern League hitters this season, and he's heard a little bit about why."[Coaches] tell me I have a real deceptive fastball with my mechanics," the Yankees' prospect said. "Even though I'm just throwing 89 [mph], sometimes 90, it plays up to hitters because