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Gerrit Cole: Injury update| Press conference| Cheating
Gerritt Allen Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros. Cole played for the baseball team at Orange Lutheran High School, and was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft. Cole opted not to sign, and instead attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.
| New York Yankees – No. 45 | |
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| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1990 Newport Beach, California |
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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| MLB debut | |
| June 11, 2013, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through April 19, 2022) |
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| Win–loss record | 117–63 |
| Earned run average | 3.22 |
| Strikeouts | 1,685 |
Injury update
Cole left the game as the Yankees trailed the Blue Jays 3–1, allowing three earned runs—including a single shot by Blue Jays designated hitter Alejandro Kirk—on five hits and two walks. He managed to dismiss only two batsmen, while giving 46 of his 70 pitches (65.7 per cent) to strike. His fastball average at night was 97.9 mph, slightly higher than his seasonal average of 97.7 mph.
He was replaced by rookie reliever Albert Abreu, who knocked the Yankees out of the innings for no loss.
Although the ace missed last month after finishing on the COVID-19 injured list, this marks the first instance of an injury with Cole. Since signing with the Yankees ahead of the 2020 season, Cole has been sustainable and consistent for the Yankees.
The Yankees simply can’t afford to lose Cole, who came into the game as an American League Cy Young Award nominee. He is 14-6 with 2.78 ERA. The Yankees don’t currently have a clear No. 2 starter.
Press conference
There was no pooping, complaining or crying. He did not point out the injury involved bringing Tigers RHP Ronnie Garcia into the second inning, causing Cole to come out of the dugout and throw loose/to stay warm. He didn’t mention freezing temperatures, falling below 40 in the same way they could theoretically happen in October.
He just admitted that he had never played such a bad innings before, but gritted his teeth and claimed that it was nothing and the team could not get through.
In a mostly silent press conference, Cole’s trademark wheel-spinning had gone, and his subdued attitude left even Yankee fans bloodied.
Quite simply, it wasn’t the ace we paid for, but it wasn’t taking away anything. He was just waiting eagerly for the night to end.
Cheating
The 31-29 New York Yankees swung their fifth starter, a fill-in, and Domingo German into the mound for each game over the weekend and found themselves predictably swept by the Red Sox, who hit a few clutch hits in the back-breaking crossed. Victory.
In short, too much has gone wrong lately for this team to deviate from conspiracy theories and accusations.
Unfortunately, Major League Baseball thinks otherwise. The league has chosen to reduce the use of illegal substances by pitchers, which appeared to be widespread and “essential for survival” in the form of steroids in the mid-1990s.
According to an offseason “Expose,” Gerrit Cole is among the big leaguers to use substances that were an “open secret” in much the same way that some may not be aware that the base path is 90 feet long. Max uses Scherzer stuff. So does Justin Verlander. So what’s your favorite pitcher?
