Yankees can exhale as Gerrit Cole passes first real test
After finishing the night’s game after throwing 62 pitches, he received a standing ovation and high-fives from his teammates in the dugout. Manager Aaron Boone has seen enough, and Yankees fans have seen enough, to imagine what October could be like if Gerrit Cole returns to form. His Cy Young Award winning form, or close […]
Gerrit Cole’s Yankees impact includes pitching once again
Gerrit Cole not only delivers for his Yankees teammates on the mound, but he’s also the team’s reigning Cy Young Award winner when he’s not pitching. “I think he’s a great person,” Marcus Stroman told the Post. “He’s an extremely unselfish guy, someone who just tries to help, is a light to everybody around him, […]
Fade Gerrit Cole in his return to the mound
Commercial content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edited this content. Gerrit Cole’s return to the Yankees mound on Wednesday couldn’t have come at a better time, as the Orioles closed in on the Yankees for the AL East lead. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner’s […]
Gerrit Cole’s long-awaited Yankees’ 2024 debut finally here
Gerrit Cole’s long wait is over. But the Yankees have warned that they will need to wait until Gerrit Cole is back to full fitness. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to make his season debut on Wednesday, about 3 1/2 months after an elbow injury caused panic early in spring […]
Gerrit Cole feels on cusp of potential Yankees return
BOSTON — Gerrit Cole strode confidently into Fenway Park’s cramped visitors’ clubhouse Saturday afternoon, a big smile on his face. He insisted it wasn’t because he knew his next start would be against the Yankees, having successfully completed his third rehab start on Friday night in Rochester. “We had some mechanical issues with the plane […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole dominates with 10 strikeouts in rehab start
BOSTON — Gerrit Cole whiffed repeatedly on Friday night in Rochester. The next time he takes the mound could be in the Bronx. Making his third rehab start since returning from elbow neuritis, Cole struck out 10 batters while allowing just two hits and one earned run over 4 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Cole […]
Gerrit Cole pounds strike zone in second Yankees rehab start
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Gerrit Cole pounded the strike zone in his second rehab start. The Yankees ace took the mound after four days of rest against the same Double-A hitters he faced in his rehab start earlier this week, pitching 4 2/3 innings against the Somerset Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark, throwing 44 of his […]
Gerrit Cole rehab assignment set as injury return gets closer
SAN FRANCISCO — Gerrit Cole is in the minor leagues, but he’s ready to play. Cole will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset starting Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone announced Sunday, moving the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner one step closer to a possible return to the Yankees by the end of June. Boone […]
Who needs Gerrit Cole when the Yankees have Luis Gil?
Expectations are always relative, but one thing that remains constant in baseball is that expectations are sky high. New York YankeesWith that in mind, last season was about the worst season for the franchise as they finished 82-80 and looked nearly moribund at the end of last season. Combine that with the fact that there […]
How Yankees starters have thrived without Gerrit Cole
ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s no good just holding the fort. The Yankees’ starting rotation has been dominant in the absence of Gerrit Cole, a role that has played a key role in the team’s recent success, and now they’re on the offensive. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Yankees starting pitchers have pitched at least […]