Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes had a rough outing in his return to Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Cortes avoided speaking with the media after surrendering three home runs on the first three pitches of the game. He was pulled early after giving up a total of five home runs in just a few innings.
“It’s not a good feeling,” Cortes said, according to ESPN. “Obviously, it didn’t go the way I planned.”
The Yankees dominated the Brewers 20-9, powered by nine home runs, including three from Aaron Judge in one of his career’s standout performances.
Cortes, who played for the Yankees last season, had high expectations for his return on Saturday.
“I spent a few years over there, and I was on their side, not having to face them, but this comes with the territory of being a major league pitcher,” Cortes added. “You never know where you’ll end up, and at some point, you’ll face someone you know or someone close to you, and it just happened to be yesterday.”
The Brewers clarified that Cortes’ absence from the media session was due to a miscommunication, according to the outlet.
The Brewers are capable of better performance than what they displayed in the series against the Yankees.
The Brewers have faced a rough start to the 2025 baseball season. With struggles on defense and a lack of offensive power, Milwaukee’s bats haven’t been able to compensate for their pitching woes.
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