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The former Yankees starter believes that New York was the better team in October's World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

If you asked most baseball fans to offer up one lasting image from the 2024 MLB season, it would probably be a hobbled Freddie Freeman, triumphantly rounding the bases after hitting a walk-off grand slam against New York Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Four months ago the Los Angeles Dodgers dispatched the New York Yankees in the World Series in just five games. While the final series ended 4-1, former Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes clearly believes the Dodgers were not the better team in the series.

Cortes gave up the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history in Game 1 of last year's Fall Classic.

Nestor Cortes gave up a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, and the new Brewers pitcher hasn't forgotten.

It has been about five months since Walker Buehler recorded the final out of the 2024 World Series, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers their eighth title in franchise history.

Cortes hadn't pitched in over a month due to a flexor strain in his left forearm, and the Yankees had veteran lefty Tim Hill, who was dominating thr