The New York Yankees gave Nestor Cortes the rudest of welcomes in his return to the Bronx in Saturday’s 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, tagging him for five of the franchise-record nine home runs they hit.
Cortes, making his Milwaukee Brewers debut against his former team after being traded for star closer Devin Williams in the winter, allowed homers on each of his first three pitches with his new club. Paul Goldschmidt – hitting leadoff for the first time in his career – got things started by sending the first pitch into the bullpen for his first round-tripper as a Yankee.