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          Yankees' Nestor Cortes to throw for first time since elbow injury

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          • Associated Press
          Oct 6, 2024, 06:07 PM

          NEW YORK -- Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes was to play catch Sunday for the first time since going on the injured list with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow.

          New York manager Aaron Boone said Cortes was to throw during the team's workout ahead of Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals.

          Cortes, 29, has not pitched since Sept. 18, and it is unclear whether he will return to the mound this year.

          Cortes is 9-10 with a 3.77 ERA.