Aspect New York Yankees Get ready to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series with Game 1 starting Friday night; The player, who is one of his important arms and is now back from injury, explained in what role he can be used in the Fall Classic.

Left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes met with reporters before the game and talked about how he expects to be used out of the bullpen at certain moments in the series.

“We talked about it, I think the obvious thing is, I’m getting out of the bullpen.” Cortes said. “I think left-left pairings will be the best tracks for me.

“I think what we’re looking for is an inning. It could be two innings where I face someone with two outs, I can get that out and maybe come back for another inning or two, but I’m willing to do whatever it takes.”

The left-hander had success against left-handed hitters in the regular season as he batted just .202 against him and only two home runs were allowed. However, the situation was different for the rights holders.

Right-handed hitters batted .256 with the 29-year-old batting .256 with 22 home runs during the regular season. So moving Cortes out of the bullpen in lefty-left situations is absolutely the right move for Yankees manager Aaron Boone if they want to find success against a strong Dodgers lineup.

Cortes had a nice regular season for the Bronx Bombers in 2024, pitching to a 3.77 ERA in 31 games (30 starts), 174.2 innings, 162 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 1.15.

Cortes will play in the postseason for the first time since being placed on the injured list on September 25 due to a strained left elbow.

It’s certainly a surprise that Cortes was able to recover within a month of his injury. Leftist at the beginning of the week admitted to journalists The risk of pitching so quickly after suffering a flexor tendon injury to return to the World Series.

“We weighed the ramifications that this could have, but if I got a ring and then I was out of baseball for a year, so be it,” Cortes said. Greg Joyce of The New York Post.