Yankees’ Cortes to miss WBC with hamstring injury

Published February 13, 2023 2:44 PM

By MARK DIDTLER
Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla, (AP) — New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes will miss next month’s World Baseball Classic due to a strained right hamstring but hasn’t ruled out being ready for the start of the regular season. Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland replaced Cortes on the United States roster. Cortes said the injury is low grade two strain and there is no timeframe right now but he will be shutdown at least a couple weeks. Cortes first felt a tweak a week ago while running sprints at home. Cortes went 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 28 starts during an All-Star season last year.

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