MLB fans annoyed with Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes wearing Mario cleats vs A's

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MLB fans annoyed with Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes wearing Mario cleats vs A
MLB fans annoyed with Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes wearing Mario cleats vs A's. Cortes' cleats picture credit: MLB Life

Nestor Cortes, the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, is most recognizable for his mustache. Cortes boldly wears the lip jumper like it's the 1970s in a world when the 'stache' has fallen out of trend in favor of either a clean-shaven appearance or a full beard.

In fact, his new cleats are embellished to match because it is such an integral element of his appearance.

Cortes was seen wearing Mario cleats during the Yankees vs Oakland Athletics game which had a mustache and "nasty Nestor" printed on them.

"Nestor Cortes is wearing Mario cleats tonight and of course they have a mustache on them" - MLB Life

However, many fans were not amused with Cortes wearing Mario cleats against the A's game and advised him to focus more on the game than his shoes.

One fan said:

"Maybe he should think more about pitching than about his shoes" - Tammy Johnston

Others believe that Cortes wearing Mario shoes is a disrespect to the iconic character itself:

"Mid pitcher disrespecting one of the greatest characters of all time smh!" - JunctionJack

Other fans criticized the Yankees' no long hair rule:

"Why can Yankee players have mustaches, tattoos, and earrings, but not beards or long hair? That is just dumb" - Tommy Maroon Sports

A few found Cortes' cleats cute:

"Awesome!"
"Cute" - GF
"Let’s a go #yankees !!!" -
"So he can wear those but not have a beard? Got it @Yankees" - Travis Hilstad
"There is just absolutely no way these can be topped" - Hannah Nelson
"Them cleats belong in a museum!" - Talkin' Yanks

Notably, in 2022, Cortes even hinted at bringing out his Mario shoes to the world stage.

"Can’t wait to bring these out !" - Nestor Cortes

Fans gave a bitter reaction following Nestor Cortes' recent performance

Nestor Cortes crumbled in a 15-2 defeat to the Texas Rangers on April 30th, despite being one of the team's more reliable players this season.

Furthermore, Cortes acknowledged that he had trouble with his fastball against the A's after returning from a prolonged layoff.

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