Carlos Cortes

Carlos Andres Cortes (born June 30, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the New York Mets organization.

Carlos Cortes
New York Mets
Second baseman
Born: (1997-06-30) June 30, 1997
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Both

Amateur career

Cortes attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida.[1] Cortes was drafted by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign. He attended the University of South Carolina for two season (2017 and 2018) and played college baseball for the Gamecocks. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[2] Cortes hit .265 with 15 home runs and 44 RBI his sophomore season, and was ranked the 177th best prospect by Baseball America in the 2018 draft. He was drafted by the Mets in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,[3] and signed with them for a reported $1,000,038 signing bonus on June 25, 2018.[4]

Professional career

Cortes played for the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2018, hitting .264/.338/.382/.720 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI.[5] He opened the 2019 season with the St. Lucie Mets.[6]

References
  1. Matt Connolly (February 9, 2017). "The next USC baseball star you've never heard of". The State. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. "Carlos Cortes - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Sypa, Steve. "2018 Mets Draft profile: Carlos Cortes". Amazing Avenue. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. Bezjak, Lou. "Carlos Cortes turning pro, gets big signing bonus with New York Mets". The State. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. Mark Singelais (July 19, 2018). "Mets got their man in Carlos Cortes". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  6. Mike Phillips (June 24, 2019). "Minor League Mondays: Carlos Cortes is an under the radar prospect at St. Lucie". thesportsdaily.com. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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