David Cortés | |||
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Relief pitcher | |||
Born: Mexicali, Mexico |
October 15, 1973 |||
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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 | |||
David Cárdenas Cortés (born October 15, 1973 in Mexicali) 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.