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The best way for Yankees to declare they're for real? Run the table on the Orioles this weekend
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Uncertainty awaits the Yankees after season that reeked from the get-go
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Cortes pitches 8 crisp innings as Yankees beat White Sox 5-1
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Yankees place Aaron Judge on IL, joining Nestor Cortes in rough week
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Aaron Judge hits walk-off home run as NY Yankees beat Houston
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Nestor Cortes: How Yankees pitcher feels about ALDS Game 2 start
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Yankees Trade Talks Involving Nestor Cortes Likely To Falter
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Yankees offseason questions on free agency, more
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Nestor Cortés talks turtle, his mustache, pitching, Cuba and Yankees traditions National News - Bally Sports
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Nestor Cortes to pitch for New York Yankees in Game 5 vs. Guardians