Carlos Cortes - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Sitting again Saturday Cortes is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Yankees on Saturday.

Impact Cortes is out of the A's lineup for a second consecutive game, though the Yankees are sending southpaw Ryan Weathers to the mound for Saturday's contest. Colby Thomas will draw the start at right field and bat out of the leadoff spot.

25 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Friday Cortes isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Cortes will stay put in the dugout after going 1-for-8 with three walks during the Athletics' last series against Seattle. Colby Thomas will start in right field Friday and bat leadoff.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

The A's may have finally found their new leadoff hitter WEST SACRAMENTO -- Athletics outfielder Carlos Cortes got behind 1-2 in the count to lead off Friday’s game against the Padres in San Diego,...

2 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Launches leadoff homer Cortes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Impact Cortes started the scoring quickly, lifting a Michael King changeup over the right-field fence for a leadoff homer. The outfielder later added a single in the ninth inning to record his 11th multi-hit effort of the campaign. Cortes has emerged as one of the Athletics' most consistently productive bats in 2026, slashing .350/.430/.553 with 14 extra-base hits (five homers), 17 RBI, 13 runs and a stolen base across 142 plate appearances.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cortes homers, Kurtz reaches base for 47th straight game as A's beat Padres 5-2

Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to avoid a three-game swe...

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Jeff McNeil's homer in 9th and Tyler Soderstrom's single in 10th lift A's to 6-5 win over Angels

Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Bader's wind-aided grand slam helps Giants breeze to 10-1 victory over Athletics

Harrison Bader hit a grand slam that capped an eight-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the sloppy Athletics 10-1 in 25-35 mph winds

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Back in lineup Sunday Cortes is starting in right field and batting second Sunday against the Giants.

Impact The 28-year-old sat the past two games despite the fact that the Giants sent out right-handed starting pitchers, but he'll rejoin the starting nine Sunday versus righty Adrian Houser. Cortes has a .226/.242/.290 slash line through 10 games in May, and his absence the past two days helped to get top prospect Henry Bolte into the lineup. Cortes still has an impressive .946 OPS on the season, but Bolte could cut into his playing time further if the struggles continue.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs first steal in loss Cortes went 1-for-3 with one RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Orioles.

Impact Cortes drove in the Athletics' lone run on a sacrifice fly in the second inning before swiping his first career bag in the seventh. The 28-year-old has cooled off a bit, going just 6-for-24 to open the month of May, but he's still slashing an outstanding .355/.408/.570 with four homers, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored across 103 plate appearances this season. He continues to sit against most southpaws despite going 5-for-8 against them in the early going.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Bassitt, Beavers and Taveras help the Orioles avoid a sweep with a 2-1 win over the Athletics

Chris Bassitt pitched six solid innings in relief and Leody Taveras threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the seventh to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 win over th...

MAY 10 • Associated Press

Tallies two hits Thursday Cortes went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

Impact Cortes accounted for two of the Athletics' 13 hits in Thursday's blowout road victory, including an RBI single in the third inning. It marked the outfielder's ninth multi-hit effort of the season as he continues to emerge as a major offensive threat with increased playing time. The 28-year-old owns an OPS north of 1.000, slashing .373/.435/.602 with four homers, five doubles, a triple, 14 RBI and 11 runs across 29 appearances in 2026.

MAY 8 • ROTOWIRE

'It's been fun to watch': Cortes makes the most of opportunities in historic April WEST SACRAMENTO -- Before Carlos Cortes did it this year, only one player in Athletics franchise history had batted .400 or better in April...

MAY 4 • MLB.COM

Guardians take win streak into matchup with the Athletics

The Cleveland Guardians seek to keep a three-game win streak intact when they take on the Athletics

MAY 3 • Associated Press

DeLauter leads Guardians against the Athletics after 4-hit game

The Cleveland Guardians play the Athletics after Chase DeLauter had four hits on Friday in an 8-5 win over the Athletics

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Guardians visit the Athletics to begin 3-game series

The Athletics start a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday

MAY 1 • Associated Press

Butler homers, Kurtz extends walk streak to 18 games; Athletics beat Royals 5-2

Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 to snap the Royals’ four-game...

APRIL 30 • Associated Press

Royals aim to break road losing streak, take on the Athletics

The Kansas City Royals visit the Athletics looking to stop an eight-game road losing streak

APRIL 28 • Associated Press

Keeps rolling with first triple Cortes went 3-for-4 with a two-run triple in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Impact The three-bagger was Cortes' first of the season and the second of his career. The 28-year-old outfielder has been a pleasant surprise so far for the A's, posting a 1.122 OPS over his first 61 at-bats. Cortes has been especially hot in his last seven outings, during which he's batting .538 with three home runs, three doubles and seven RBI covering 26 at-bats.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Cortes triple and Justin Sterner's clutch pitching lift Athletics to 2-1 win over Rangers

Carlos Cortes had a two-run triple in the first inning, reliever Justin Sterner escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam to preserve a one-run lead in the sixth and the Athletics beat th...

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Goes deep twice in win Cortes went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI in Friday's 8-1 win over the Rangers.

Impact Cortes clubbed one of three first-inning, solo homers for the Athletics and later broke the game open with a three-run shot in the fifth. The 28-year-old has carried a productive bat of late, going 10-for-21 with two doubles, three homers, five RBI and four runs during a modest five-game hit streak. That strong run has boosted his OPS for the season to 1.028, and he's delivered that with a miniscule 6.5 percent strikeout rate.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Eovaldi shows glimpse of best version of himself but allows 4 HRs in loss ARLINGTON -- Nathan Eovaldi allowed a home run to Nick Kurtz on the first pitch of Friday night’s matchup between the Rangers and the A’s. E...

APRIL 25 • MLB.COM

Carlos Cortes leads Athletics' homer barrage in 8-1 win over Rangers

Athletics DH Carlos Cortes’ two-home run game included one of three hit off Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi during seven pitches to the game’s first four batters as the A’s beat the Rangers...

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Athletics hit 3 solo homers on 7 pitches off Rangers' Eovaldi in 1st inning en route to 8-1 victory

The Athletics got off to a fast start against Texas on Friday night, hitting three solo home runs in the first inning and adding two later in their 8-1 win over the Rangers

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Josh Naylor hits walk-off single and Cal Raleigh homers as Mariners beat A's 5-4 to avoid sweep

Josh Naylor hit a game-ending single, Cal Raleigh homered for the third time in as many games and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Line drive gets lodged in Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert's jersey

Seattle Mariners starter Logan Gilbert can thank his jersey for stopping at least one earned run Wednesday