Pitcher Nestor Cortes said in a new interview that he believes the Yankees were the better team despite losing to the Dodgers in five games. Cortes, now with the Milwaukee Brewers, pointed out that, in his mind, the Yankees blew two games in the series, including the Game 1 loss in which he gave up a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman.

If there is a moment that former New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes probably wants to take back, it’s allowing that walk-off home run to Freddie Freeman in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. Now a member of the Milwaukee Brewers after being used in a trade by the Yankees to get Devin Williams,

The New York Yankees were thoroughly outclassed in their five-game 2024 World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But ask ex-Yankee and current Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes, and he’ll tell you the series could have just as easily swung the other way.