David Cortés (baseball)

This article is about the baseballer. For the footballers, see David Cortés Caballero and David Cortés Armero.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cárdenas and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

David Cortés
Relief pitcher
Born: (1973-10-15) October 15, 1973 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.

External links

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