Nestor Cortes is on track to make a return to the New York Yankees’ pitching lineup for the World Series matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 29-year-old left-handed pitcher has been sidelined since September 18 due to a flexor strain in his elbow.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone expressed optimism on Monday, stating, “There’s a good chance of it. He’s scheduled to throw another live (batting practice) tomorrow, so if everything goes well there, I would say there’s a decent chance that he could be on the roster, yes.”

During the regular season, Cortes finished with a record of 9-10 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.77.
Boone confirmed that Gerrit Cole will be taking the mound for the Yankees in the first game of the series on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
Following Cole, Carlos Rodón is expected to start in Game 2, with Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil lined up for Games 3 and 4, which will be hosted at Yankee Stadium next week.

“We haven’t finalized that,” Boone noted. “I can tell you Gerrit will pitch Game 1 and there’s a good chance we’ll roll it out like that. We’re still kind of basking in the aftermath of getting in and haven’t even started our preparation or things like that, so I don’t want to speak out of turn right now.”