Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes expects to be on the team's World Series roster despite the risk of pitching with a strained flexor tendon, an injury that is often the precursor to a more serious elbow injury.

Nestor Cortes expects to be on the New York Yankees’ World Series roster against the Los Angeles Dodgers after throwing two innings of batting practice and pronouncing himself recovered from an elbow injury that has sidelined him for more than a month.

Got it, Nestor Cortes? “It’s going to be a tough task,” the New York Yankees left-hander said Tuesday. “But it’s what’s at hand now.” The Yankees will likely activate Cortes for the first time in the playoffs before Game 1 of the World Series in Los Angeles on Friday.