David Cortés (baseball)
David Cárdenas Cortés (born October 15, 1973) is a Mexican retired professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (1999), Cleveland Indians (2003), and Colorado Rockies (2005-2006).
| David Cortés | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: October 15, 1973 Mexicali, Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 1999, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.47 |
| Strikeouts | 53 |
| Teams | |
On December 8, 2006, Cortés signed with the San Francisco Giants, but before pitching for the Giants, he was loaned to the Triple-A Mexican League where in 2008 he made the midseason All-Star team. Cortés signed with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization in August 2008 and served as their closer until the end of the season.
Cortés was a member of the Mexicali, Mexico, team who were the runners-up of the 1985 Little League World Series.[1]
References
- Young, Matt (August 17, 2018). "Every big leaguer who played in the Little League World Series". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- David Cortés at Baseball Almanac
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