"On the heels of an injury-plagued season, Nestor Cortes announced on social media that he underwent surgery on his throwing arm. Francys Romero reports that the procedure repaired a tendon tear. Cortes, an impending free agent, is expected to resume baseball activities in nine or ten months. That timeline indicates that the southpaw won't resume throwing until around the All-Star Break."
"That raises doubts about his availability for next season. He'd need well over a month of batting practice and bullpen sessions before he's ready to begin a rehab assignment. Even without any setbacks, he wouldn't be on a minor league mound until the second half of August. That leaves the door open for a late-season return, probably as a reliever, but interested teams will probably be looking at him as a target for the '27 season."
"Traded from the Yankees to the Brewers in the Devin Williams/Caleb Durbin swap, Cortes gave up five home runs to his former club in his Milwaukee debut. He rebounded to toss six shutout innings against Cincinnati in his second start but went on the injured list with a flexor strain after that appearance. It was his second flexor injury in as many years, as he'd dealt with the same injury late last year in the Bronx."
Nestor Cortes underwent surgery that repaired a torn tendon in his throwing arm and is expected to resume baseball activities in nine to ten months. The southpaw likely will not resume throwing until around the All-Star Break, delaying batting practice, bullpen work, and a rehab assignment; without setbacks he wouldn't pitch in the minors until late August. A late-season return as a reliever remains possible, but teams will likely target him for 2027. Cortes endured an injury-plagued season, including a flexor strain after a mixed start with Milwaukee following a trade from the Yankees.
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