Nestor Cortes| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 4.64 | 1.273 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 6.29 | 1.631 | -8.5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 174.3 | 162 | 39 | 162 | 73 | 3.77 | 1.153 | 51.0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 59 | 20 | 67 | 35 | 4.97 | 1.247 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | 108 | 38 | 163 | 43 | 2.44 | 0.922 | 89.6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 75 | 25 | 103 | 30 | 2.90 | 1.075 | 39.9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15.26 | 2.348 | -39.1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 75 | 28 | 69 | 42 | 5.67 | 1.545 | -4.5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7.71 | 3.000 | -3.8 |
| Date | News |
| 9/06/25 | Padres get starting pitching reinforcement with latest call up after Nestor Cortes hits IL. With Nestor Cortes down, the Padres call in a reinforcement Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/padres-starting-p... |
| 9/05/25 | Padres lose trade deadline acquisition to IL. The San Diego Padres announced on Friday afternoon that starting pitcher Nestor Cortes is headed to the injured list with left biceps tendonitis, according to San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Sanders. The Padres are expected to make a corresponding move by recalling right-handed pitcher Ron Marinaccio from Triple-A El Paso. Cortes left his last start, on Wednesday, against the Baltimore Orioles after just 2.1 innings. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr... |
| 9/03/25 | Padres can’t overcome another big deficit, get swept by Orioles. Nestor Cortes allows six runs in 2? innings; home runs by Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. help Padres forge comeback Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/03/pa... |
| 8/30/25 | Padres lose to Twins as they begin spate of games against losing teams. Nestor Cortes fails to record an out in fourth inning, Padres can't work out of a big hole Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/29/pa... |
| 8/29/25 | Padres lose to Twins as they begin spate of games against losing teams. Nestor Cortes fails to record an out in fourth inning, Padres can't work out of a big hole Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/29/pa... |
| 8/29/25 | Twins host the Padres on 3-game home losing streak. San Diego Padres (75-59, second in the NL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (60-73, fourth in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nestor Cortes (2-2, 4.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (3-4, 5.30 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 67 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -128, Twins +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins aim to end their three-game home losing streak with a victory against the San Diego Padres. Minnesota has a 60-73 record overall and a 33-31 record at home. The Twins are ninth in the AL with 159 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. San Diego has a 32-37 record in road games and a 75-59 record overall. Source: https://www.wjfw.com/sports/regional/twins-host-th... |
| 8/27/25 | Yankees Looming Miss Could Decide NL Pennant. After being an afterthought for much of the 2025 season, former New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes could be a deciding factor in the tight National League West race. The Yankees traded Cortes to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of the December deal for reliever Devin Williams. The southpaw opened his Brewers career in March by facing his former club in his first start of the season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yanke... |
| 8/25/25 | Padres' Nestor Cortes breaks silence on facing Freddie Freeman after grand slam. While the San Diego Padres made a bunch of moves at the trade deadline, one of the more unheralded moves was near the end of the deadline, when A.J. Preller acquired Nestor Cortes from the Milwaukee Brewers. With the Padres, Cortes was poised to help bolster a rotation that had struggled and was dealing with injuries to a few key veterans. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic shared Cortes's reaction to facing Los Angeles and Freddie Freeman for the first time since surrendering a walk-off grand slam in the World Series. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr... |
| 8/24/25 | Nestor Cortes silences his Dodgers demons with 6 brilliant innings, pitching Padres into 1st place. Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman. In a new uniform and a new pennant race Saturday night, Cortes faced his Dodgers demons head-on — and he came out smiling. Source: https://tribtown.com/2025/08/24/nestor-cortes-sile... |
| 8/24/25 | Nestor Cortes pitches a gem as Padres beat Dodgers again, take sole possession of first place. Nestor Cortes carries a perfect game into the sixth inning as Padres beat LA for second straight night Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/23/ne... |
| 8/24/25 | Nestor Cortes silences his Dodgers demons with 6 brilliant innings, pitching Padres into 1st place. Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman. In a new uniform and a new pennant race Saturday night, Cortes faced his Dodgers demons head-on and came out smiling. The veteran left-hander produced six brilliant innings of one-hit ball while the San Diego Padres surged past Los Angeles into sole possession of first place in the NL West with a 5-1 victory. Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning, but he didn’t see his stellar performance as redemption. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/nestor-cortes... |
| 8/23/25 | Nestor Cortes pitches a gem as Padres beat Dodgers again, take sole possession of first place. Nestor Cortes carries a perfect game into the sixth inning as Padres beat LA for second straight night Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/23/ne... |
| 8/19/25 | Nestor Cortes has an inning for the Padres that's sure to give Brewers déjà vu. Nestor Cortes gave up three homers in the first inning while pitching for the Padres on Aug. 18, and ... that sounds familiar. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nestor-cortes-inn... |
| 8/12/25 | Giants host the Padres on 3-game home losing streak. San Diego Padres (67-52, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (59-60, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nestor Cortes (1-1, 7.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (9-5, 2.85 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 148 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -128, Padres +107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants aim to stop their three-game home slide with a victory against the San Diego Padres. San Francisco is 59-60 overall and 29-29 in home games. The Giants are 10th in the NL with 113 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game. San Diego has a 29-32 record on the road and a 67-52 record overall. The Padres Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/08/giants-host-the-pa... |
| 8/08/25 | Brewers Strike Again; Land Ex-Cubs, Mets Veteran Hurler. With the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline coming to a close, the Brewers struck with two last-second swaps. The Brewers sent Nestor Cortes to the San Diego Padres and then acquired Shelby Miller and Jordan Mongomery from the Arizona Diamomdbacks. Since then, the Brewers haven't stopped looking around, though. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/news-feed/brewers-s... |
| 8/06/25 | Padres send Nestor Cortes out to face Diamondbacks. When left-hander Nestor Cortes joined San Diego at the trade deadline last week, he marveled at the bullpen that general manager A.J. Preller had assembled. "I was joking with my friends last night, all you've got to do is get to the fifth inning -- possibly the fourth," Cortes said. The Padres, of course, will look for more from Cortes (1-1, 9.00 ERA) when he makes his third start of the season and the first for them in the rubber game of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Wednesday night. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/padres-sen... |
| 8/05/25 | All-Star Pitcher Admits He Was 'Surprised' About Padres Trade Deadline Deal. The San Diego Padres acquired left-handed starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a last-minute trade deadline deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. Cortes, who has only made two starts this season, told reporters he was surprised that the Brewers traded him. Cortes added that he expected to be sent to a contender if he were to be dealt at all, and he is excited to start this new journey with San Diego. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/san-diego-padres-new... |
| 8/05/25 | Pitcher to make Padres debut vs. Diamondbacks following injury update. General manager A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres made a haul in the days leading up to the MLB trade deadline last week, including a long list of pitchers, among them was 2022 All-Star Nestor Cortes. Cortes, 30, is a journeyman pitcher who will join his fifth team in his eight-year career. In the deal that resulted in Cortes being traded to San Diego, the Padres sent outfielder Brandon Lockridge, infielder Jorge Quintana, and cash considerations to the Brewers. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr... |
| 8/04/25 | Nestor Cortes gives a classy goodbye, apologizes to the Milwaukee Brewers following his trade to the Padres. Nestor Cortes apologized to the Milwaukee Brewers in a classy social media post after he was traded to the San Diego Padres last week. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nestor-cortes-giv... |
| 8/03/25 | Nestor Cortes arrives, Randy Vásquez optioned as Padres shuffle starting pitchers. Cortes, acquired from the Brewers at the trade deadline, is expected to make his Padres debut Wednesday against the Diamondbacks Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/03/ne... |
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