David Cortés (baseball)

David Cortés
David Cortés
	Relief pitcher
	Born: October 15, 1973 (age 51); 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
	Atlanta Braves (1999); Cleveland Indians (2003); Colorado Rockies (2005–2006); Lotte Giants (2008);

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).

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

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
David Cortés at Baseball Almanac

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