with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. On July 10 he was traded by the Royals with Derrick Saito to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Yuniesky Betancourt. Seattle Mariners After the trade Cortes was assigned to the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Cortes went 1-5 with a 4.94 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 10 games, all starts. He was added to the Mariners 40-man roster on November 20. On December 12, 2011, the Mariners announced via their Twitter feed that Cortes had been non-tendered along with catcher Chris Gimenez. Washington Nationals Cortes signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on January 4, 2012. His contract was voided on February 29, after he failed his physical with the Nationals. Arizona Diamondbacks Cortes signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 15, 2013. Personal life Cortes, who had taken a summer job at a sporting goods store, was taken bowling by his new co-workers and when he attempted to leave the bowling alley he was stabbed after trying to break up a confrontation between his co-worker and the stabber. His co-worker died and Cortes was hospitalized. He questioned if he would be able to pitch again since the injury was on his throwing arm. He did however make a full recovery. On January 1, 2009, Cortes was arrested on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct in Fayetteville, Arkansas. According to police accounts, Cortes was arrested after he allegedly urinated on a fence outside Grub's Bar & Grille. After five hours in jail, Cortes was released when he posted a $655 bond. References External links 1987 births Living people Águilas de Mexicali players Baseball players from California Bristol White Sox players Burlington Bees players Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Kannapolis Intimidators players Lake Elsinore Storm players Major League Baseball pitchers Mobile BayBears players Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Seattle Mariners players Sportspeople from Pomona, California Surprise Rafters players Tacoma Rainiers players Tiburones de La Guaira players Tucson Padres players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players Wilmington Blue Rocks players York Revolution players