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Nestor Cortes' important return could be key for Yankees
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Nestor Cortes guides Yankees' win in return from IL
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes heading to IL with groin injury: report
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes dazzles on defense, picks up where he left off from All-Star season
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Yankee fans fell in love with Nestor Cortes Jr. this season - Pinstripe Alley
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Nestor Cortes guides Yankees' win in return from IL
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Nestor Cortes takes no-hit bid into 8th as Yankees nab another series, 1-0 - The Boston Globe
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Nestor Cortes strikes out seven Yankees win eighth straight
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Yankees need Nestor Cortes to return to form amid struggles
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Nestor Cortes' new cutter behind renaissance with Yankees
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Nestor Cortes, Yankees bullpen shut out powerful Blue Jays
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Nestor Cortes strikes out 12 Orioles in Yankees' win
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Nestor Cortes' Rise to Stardom – The Fordham Ram
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Nestor Cortes hits IL with injury Yankees can ill afford
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Yankees' Nestor Cortes returns to injured list with same issue