Yankees’ starters picking up slack in Gerrit Cole’s absence
MILWAUKEE — Even before Gerrit Cole went down with an injury in the middle of spring training, there were some questions about the Yankees’ rotation.Both So when it became clear that Cole would be sidelined until at least June, those concerns only grew. The season is only a month long and just over five turns […]
Gerrit Cole moving toward throwing off mound in Yankees rehab process
Gerrit Cole improved to throwing 50 times from 120 feet on Tuesday and “could be off the mound sometime next week,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It’s emotional because we’re getting to 120 points,” Cole said. “We’ll move on.” Typically, 120 feet is the longest a rehabbing pitcher can stretch before taking the mound, but […]
Devastating Gerrit Cole, Spencer Strider injuries burn MLB bettors
Commercial Content 21+. The wave of pitcher injuries early in the season is hitting MLB futures bettors hard. The fight against Gerrit Cole began before the 2024 season even started. Cole’s attempt to defend his American League Cy Young title ended when he was sidelined with an elbow injury in mid-March, keeping him sidelined at […]
Rotation keeping Yankees afloat as Gerrit Cole makes his way back
Gerrit Cole handles pitching with a seriousness, precision, and expertise similar to how world-renowned neurosurgeons do it in their profession. So it’s no wonder that when he took a big step toward returning to a major league mound, in this case pitching, he held a Matrix-like debrief. 25 pitches. From 60 feet. He recorded that […]
Gerrit Cole plays catch in first step toward Yankees return
Gerrit Cole still has plenty of milestones to accomplish before the Yankees ace is ready to return to the mound, but the right-handed pitcher took a step forward Monday. Cole played catch for the first time since being diagnosed with nerve inflammation and edema in his right elbow in March. “It went really well,” Cole […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole ‘frustrated’ as MLB, players’ union spar again
Gerrit Cole is among the pitchers who think MLB should at least reconsider its pitching clock, now in its second season. “I’m frustrated by the fact that the players aren’t the main focus and I don’t feel like player care is the main focus,” Cole said Monday. The latest public spat between MLB and the […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole set to start throwing in positive rehab step
Gerrit Cole’s closure is almost complete. The current AL Cy Young Award winner plans to start playing catch “within the next few days,” Aaron Boone said Sunday, possibly as early as Monday. After being diagnosed with nerve inflammation and edema in his right elbow (he met with Dr. Neal El-Atrache on March 14), Cole was […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opens up about elbow injury rehab
Gerrit Cole, broadcaster? At least the current AL Cy Young Award winner and Yankees ace joined the YES Network broadcast in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday night in Arizona to provide an important rehab update. Cole said his rehabilitation from his elbow injury (neuroinflammation and edema) is progressing “well” and he has had […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole is a ‘motivating factor’ behind Clarke Schmidt
HOUSTON — Even if Clark Schmidt didn’t hone his pitching in the offseason, Gerrit Cole pushed himself to break through a career-high workload last season, so he’s ready to take a step forward this year. I believe that But Schmidt continued to tinker with his repertoire throughout the winter in hopes of taking his game […]
Gerrit Cole could continue his Yankees mentorship from IL
TAMPA — The Yankees are going to really miss handing the ball to Gerrit Cole every five days, at least for the first two months of the season. But even though Cole was active as the club’s pitcher, the current AL Cy Young Award winner would serve as an interim pitching coach, consultant, and baseball […]