Carlos Cortes #26

Carlos Andres Cortes was originally signed by Mets scout Daniel Coles…graduated from Lake Howell (Fla.) High School…attended the University of South Carolina…throws with his right hand when he plays infield or pitches, and throws with his left hand when playing outfield.

2025

Began the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and was batting .322 with 17 home runs, 77 RBI and a 1.017 OPS in 71 games when the A's called on July 22…hit .309 with four home runs, 14 RBI and an .866 OPS in 42 games in his Major League debut... His batting average with the A's was second best in the Majors among rookies with 50 or more plate appearances to teammate Jacob Wilson (.311)…had the fifth best slugging percentage (.543) and OPS (.866)... Using the 50 plate appearance minimum, his batting average was 10th best in the Majors among all players... Made all 21 of his starts in games in which the opponent started a right-handed pitcher…hit .303 (27-for-89) with all four of his home runs, all 14 of his RBI and an .870 OPS against right handers… was 2-for-5 (.400) against left-handed pitchers... Was 7-for-18 (.389) with runners in scoring position…batted .262 with the bases empty, .394 with runners on... Hit three of his four home runs at home…all four came at night... Batted .375 with three of his four home runs in 11 interleague games…all three of those home runs came against Cincinnati... Hit .393 with two home runs in the eighth inning or later... Had a .240 batting average and two home runs with two strikes... Started 16 games in right field and five in left field…committed one error in 29 games overall in the outfield (.974 fielding percentage)…also made his professional debut with one game at third base... Was 4-for-15 (.267) with a double, home run, three RBI and a walk as a pinch hitter... Started games in every spot in the order except second, third and fourth…had 10 starts batting seventh... With the Aviators, he had Minor League career highs in batting, on-base percentage (.414), slugging (.603), OPS, home runs and RBI, and matched his best in extra base hits (41)... Was named to the Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star Team and earned Las Vegas Most Valuable Player honors... Among PCL players with 300 or more plate appearances, he led the league in slugging, ranked second in OPS, third in on-base percentage and fifth in batting... Ranked second in the A's farm system in RBI, tied for third in extra base hits, fourth in home runs and tied for eighth in doubles (24). Was batting .248 with six home runs, 28 RBI and a .793 OPS over his first 38 games through June 8…then hit .396 with 11 home runs, 49 RBI and a 1.238 OPS over his final 33 contests with the Aviators... Batted .323 (21-for-65) with an .897 OPS against left-handed pitchers compared to .322 (65-for-202) with a 1.055 OPS against right-handers…slugged 15 of his 17 home runs off righties... Hit .337 with runners in scoring position…connected for 11 of his 17 home runs with runners on base…was 6-for-14 (.429) with two doubles, a home run and 19 RBI with the bases loaded... Batted .351 with a 1.190 OPS and 14 of his 17 home runs in 36 games at home, .293 with an .842 OPS on the road... Belted seven of his 17 home runs in the seventh inning or later... Started 47 games in left field, 14 at designated hitter and eight in right field…committed one error in 55 games overall in the outfield for a .990 fielding percentage…had six outfield assists... Made starts in every spot in the batting order…his most starts came in the three spot where he hit .389 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 26 games.

2024

Spent the entire year at Triple-A Syracuse for the second consecutive season and batted .246 with a career-high 16 home runs and 52 RBI in 83 games...Struck out 60 times and averaged 5.35 plate appearances per strikeout, which was his best mark since 2019...Hit .251 (54-for-215) with a .778 OPS against right-handed pitchers and .227 (15-for-66) with an .808 OPS against left-handers...Had a .307 batting average with runners in scoring position…was 2-for-6 (.333) with two walks, a home run and nine RBI with the bases loaded...Batted .307 with a .930 OPS in 27 day games, .218 with a .716 OPS in 56 night games…drew 19 of his 37 walks during the day...Had a roller coaster season as he hit .333 in April, .191 in May, .378 in June, .172 in July, .313 in August and .203 in September...Was 0-for-20 with 14 strikeouts on an 0-2 count...Started 45 games in right field, 24 in left field and eight at designated hitter…had nine assists, which tied for third in the International League among outfielders…committed four errors in 71 games overall in the outfield for a .964 fielding percentage...Was 0-for-3 with a walk as a pinch hitter...Started games at every spot in the order except third…hit seventh 19 times and sixth 15 times.

2021

Made his Double-A debut with Binghamton, leading the club with a .487 slugging percentage, an .819 OPS, 26 doubles, 35 walks and 41 extra-base hits...Ranked second on the Rumble Ponies with a .257 average, 14 home runs, 57 RBI, a .332 on-base percentage, 78 hits and 50 runs scored...Was named a New York Mets MiLB.com organizational All-Star... Played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.

2020

Slashed .392/.429/.706 in 14 games for the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Winter League following the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

 Appeared in 127 games for the St. Lucie Mets (A), ranking in the top two of the team in nearly every offensive category...Ranked second in the Florida State League with 68 RBI...Named an FSL postseason AllStar for St. Lucie (A)...Played four games for Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico's Winter League. 

2018

Made his professional debut with Brooklyn (A), batting .264 (47-178) with 11 extra-base hits and 24 RBI in 47 games...Earned mid-season New York-Penn League All-Star honors for the Cyclones.