Cortes is starting in right field and batting second Sunday against the Giants. 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, and could the eventual return of Denzel Clarke (foot).
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Carlos Cortes Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/22L 6-5100000000010003/215-5400000010020003/19L 6-4200000010000003/17L 6-4300000000080002/27L 7-6311010000070022/26W 7-3301100000020012/23L 6-2201100001030012/22L 6-010000000104000
Preseason Totals 1913210022027004 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/17L 2-1301010010030025/16L 6-4100000000020005/14L 5-4300000000040005/12L 6-4301010001010025/10L 2-1301100010051015/9W 6-2301010000040025/8W 4-3400000000040005/7W 12-1512200010050025/6L 6-3300000000050005/2L 14-6522200000050024/30W 5-2200000000050004/29W 5-2302200001040024/281-1000000000000004/26W 2-1403201020050054/25L 4-3101010000010024/24W 8-1422000240030084/22L 5-4512200000060024/21W 5-2501010000050024/20W 6-4514300110030074/19L 7-4201010000030024/18W 7-6200000000010004/17L 9-2200000001020004/16L 9-6402200010040024/15W 6-5310000001030004/13L 8-1300000000010004/12W 1-0301100000010014/11W 11-6411000131050044/10W 1-0311100000040014/8W 3-2100000001030004/7L 5-3100000000010004/5W 12-10312110021020034/4L 11-0101100000000013/30L 4-0101010001010023/28L 8-7200000000040003/27L 3-210000000000000
Regular Season Totals 9811332081416801051055
Carlos Cortes Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 416360.34623819110580.400Home 04150.33311406100190.423Away 412210.35612413010390.381Day 110200.38514412010290.400Night 36160.3089407100290.400March 0010.250010100020.400April 413260.40017417100440.466May 0390.2576301010120.270Opponent vs ATL 0 0 1 1.000 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 vs PHI 0 1 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 vs TOR 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs SEA 1 1 7 0.467 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.467 vs NYM 1 3 3 0.273 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.333 vs CLE 0 0 2 0.333 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.333 vs STL 0 0 1 0.167 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.286 vs BAL 0 1 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.182 vs TEX 2 7 8 0.421 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 0.450 vs SF 0 1 2 0.400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.400 vs HOU 0 2 3 0.750 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.800 vs KC 0 0 4 0.500 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.636 vs NYY 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs CWS 0 0 1 0.167 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.286 Venue @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 @ Athletics 0 4 15 0.333 11 4 0 6 1 0 0 19 0.423 @ Texas 2 6 6 0.667 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 0.667 @ Seattle 1 1 7 0.467 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.467 @ Baltimore 0 1 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.182 @ Atlanta 0 0 1 1.000 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 @ Philadelphia 0 1 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 @ Toronto 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Cortes Player Profile
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Carlos Cortes: Breaking News
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. 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.
Tallies two hits Thursday
Cortes went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's win over the Phillies. 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.