The Latest Breaking News from Nestor Cortes

MINNEAPOLIS — They badgered Jameson Taillon, they battered Nestor Cortes, and on Thursday, the Twins absolutely blasted Gerrit Cole, socking five home runs while making only seven outs against the righthander.

MINNEAPOLIS — He'd never admit it, ballplayers almost never do. And Gio Urshela knows the code.

NEW YORK — They may be the Bronx Bombers, but Thursday the Yankees put on a showcase of starting pitching. After Nestor Cortes threw seven scoreless in the Yankees’ afternoon 6-1 win over the Angels, Jameson Taillon took a perfect game into the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 2-1 win…

NEW YORK — Whether it’s the Sultan of Swat, the Splendid Splitter or The Big Unit, baseball has a storied history of nicknames for its stars.

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani had a forgettable Bronx debut last season, lasting just two-thirds of an inning in what would be a come-from-behind Angels victory.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Yarbrough went into the sixth inning Thursday night with a no-hitter. Four batters later, he was out of the game.

NEW YORK — New York Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson ran between second and third base after Isiah Kiner-Falefa ended the third inning by flying out to right Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson laughed to himself as he walked off the field. The Yankees designated hitter had just slid into second base. He was easily out, colliding just a little with White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. They walked past each other, Anderson said something and Donaldson turned away,…

BALTIMORE — After taking over as the American League ERA leader on Sunday, Nestor Cortes took down his Twitter account. While the 27-year-old was on the mound in Chicago, fans had combed through his social media accounts and found Tweets and Instagram posts from 2012-2015 where he used a racial…