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New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has been one of the most dominant starters in the entire MLB ever since his emergence with the Pittsburgh Pirates back in 2013. Such is the reason why Cole was heavily sought-after during the 2019 Hot Stove season when the Yankees won the sweepstakes for his services against the […]

Gerrit Cole understands that being the ace of the New York Yankees is no easy task. The veteran right-hander recently issued an NSFW take on leading New York’s pitching rotation, per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. “I think it’s the hardest job in the league,” Gerrit Cole said. “I don’t think there’s a harder place […]

The New York Yankees are starting their 2022 MLB Playoff journey with an ALDS matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, who advanced to the second round of play after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees, who had the second-best record in the American League, are fresh off a first-round bye week. With the two teams […]

The New York Yankees are not playing the cat-and-mouse game that several teams have played in the early stages of the postseason. Manager Aaron Boone will have Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes and Luis Severino pitch the first three games of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Gerrit Cole will start Game 1 […]

Aaron Judge is not the only one who set a new single-season record during the second game of a doubleheader between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers Tuesday. Gerrit Cole also smashed a Yankees franchise record, as he is now New York’s all-time single-season strikeout record-holder. Cole-Blooded, K-King. @GerritCole45 is now the Yankees […]

The New York Yankees enjoyed an 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays with some historic accomplishments. Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run, tying Roger Maris’ American League record. Gerrit Cole also tied a franchise record. Cole tied Ron Guidry on the top of the Yankees’ single-season strikeout leaderboard with 248. He made it […]

After looking like they were about to fall apart at times during the second half of the 2022 season, the New York Yankees have recovered and are closing in on wrapping up the American League East division over the next few days. Barring a shocking collapse, the Yankees will automatically move on to the Division […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole did not get a borderline call on Friday night against the Boston Red Sox. Cole fired a 1-2 delivery to Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo that just missed the outside corner. Verdugo proceeded to club a 3-run home run later during the at-bat. Gerrit Cole would go on […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the most dominant teams in MLB in the past decade, and they recently clinched the NL West crown for the ninth time in the past 10 years. Currently sporting a 101-44 record, the Dodgers appear to be the favorite once more to take the World Series home. […]

Aaron Judge is in the midst of a special 2022 season. He is arguably the American League MVP front-runner at the moment. The New York Yankees superstar recently blasted his 51st home run of the year against the Los Angeles Angels. As eye-popping as his home run total is, Judge is doing more than hitting […]

The Oakland Athletics sure are banking on multiple players who they acquired over the past few years in trades to live up to their potential. Among them, there are plenty of high expectations for JP Sears in Oakland. Sears was among the four prospects that the Athletics hauled in from the New York Yankees in […]

The New York Yankees picked up a much-needed win on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tensions flared during the game after Alek Manoah hit Aaron Judge with a pitch, prompting some members of the Yankees to lose their temper. Among those players was Gerrit Cole, who leaped over the dugout railing and onto the […]

It’s no secret the New York Yankees are in absolute shambles right now. After a blistering first half, they’ve been awful since the All-Star Break and are now 2-8 in their last 10 games. The fans have had enough and so has manager Aaron Boone, who lost his cool on Saturday after his team dropped […]

Frustrations are getting louder in the Bronx. The New York Yankees are struggling mightily so far in the second half of the 2022 MLB season, and after losing 4-0 at home to the Tampa Bay Rays, have dropped 12 of the last 14 outings. That is not ideal for the Yankees, who are still looking […]

The New York Yankees are among the teams with the best chance at capturing the World Series this year. One of the reasons why has been their starting pitching. However, their rotation has been showing cracks lately, and that includes former Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole. On Wednesday, Cole got rocked by the Seattle Mariners […]

The New York Yankees are now on a two-game losing skid after falling prey to the Seattle Mariners again at home in a 7-3 loss to Luis Castillo and company Tuesday. The also meant that the Mariners won that three-game series at the Bronx, two games to one. But the Yankees will be fine. They […]

The Seattle Mariners are welcoming new addition Luis Castillo to the team with a monster performance. On the road against Gerrit Cole, they are outclassing the New York Yankees. They posted six runs in the first inning thanks to three home runs. Cole allowed a single to Adam Frazier and a walk to Jesse Winker […]

The New York Yankees are slowly losing their grip of the MLB throne. There was a time when the Yanks were miles above the rest of the competition. They dominated their opponents en route to the best record in the NFL. For a while, fans felt that this team was untouchable. Over the last few […]

Washington Nationals superstar outfielder Juan Soto reportedly rejected a 15-year, $440 million contract offer from the club. The Nationals then announced that they would be opening up trade discussions for Soto. Naturally every team, especially contenders like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, can say that they could use a 23-year-old doing things […]

Gerrit Cole is an MLB All-Star who many consider to be the best pitcher in the game. The New York Yankees right-hander has established himself as a force on the mound. However, he has yet to figure out Boston Red Sox’ superstar Rafael Devers. According to Statmuse, Devers owns a .304/.360/1.087 with a 1.447 OPS […]

David vs. Goliath. Walter White vs. Gus Fring. Batman vs. The Joker. These are just a few legendary matchups that have captivated audiences for years. However, each of those battles is somewhat competitive. With New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers, it’s pretty one-sided. Devers blasted two home runs […]

Gerrit Cole has arguably been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season. The New York Yankees ace sports a 2.78 ERA, which is in the top 20 of the league today. Cole can usually be relied on to provide a solid performance on the mound, at the very least. The Yankees got the […]

The New York Yankees pitching has been nothing short of unstoppable over the past month. From top to bottom, from the starting rotation to the bullpen, the staff has been unbelievable. Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, Clay Holmes and company are simply destroying the opposition. Across their last three games, the Yankees have allowed just six […]

Just a day after Jameson Taillon took a perfect game into the eighth inning for the New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole did a lot of the same on Friday night in a 13-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The hard-throwing righty flirted with history as well, throwing a perfect 6.2 innings before Jonathan Schoop laced […]

For the second straight game, the New York Yankees flirted with a perfect game. After Jameson Taillon, it was Gerrit Cole’s time to shine. On Friday, Cole made life extremely difficult for the Detroit Tigers, who was unable to touch the ace pitcher until the seventh inning. Jonathan Schoop broke the drought for Detroit, though […]

If you haven’t noticed by now, Aaron Judge is really, really good. The Yankees’ superstar currently holds a commanding home run lead in all of MLB with 17. Mike Trout and Yordan Alvarez are tied for second with 12 bombs to their credit. Judge is also fourth in MLB in RBIs, first in slugging percentage, […]

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has gotten off to an incredible start to the 2022 MLB season, looking to be in peak Cy Young form through his team’s first 32 games. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that the Astros hurler hasn’t pitched in a full season since 2019 due to Tommy John surgery. […]

The New York Yankees are firing on all cylinders as they sit atop the American League East while dominating Major League Baseball. With a 21-8 record, the Yankees have done an outstanding job through the early part of the year. Whether or not they’ll be able to keep this up remains to be seen. However, […]

The Yankees are in the midst of a 10 game win streak. After a rather underwhelming offseason and slow start to the regular season, there were plenty of questions surrounding the team. But New York has found their stride and are playing some truly impressive baseball. The winning streak began with a sweep over the […]

After back-to-back sluggish showings against the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers, Gerrit Cole orchestrated a keen bounce-back performance in the New York Yankees’ 10-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Cole was simply electric on the day; he logged 6.2 innings pitched to go along with zero earned runs and nine strikeouts. From […]

It is now 13 games through the New York Yankees’ season and with that comes some early season overreactions. Baseball presents more of these than perhaps any other sport due to the 162-game schedule. I know, this season isn’t 162 games, but you get the point. Because of the long, strenuous schedule, even the game’s […]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a rough outing on Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees won the game, though it was no thanks to Cole, who endured the shortest outing of his career, as he was pulled in the second inning by manager Aaron Boone. Visibly disappointed on the mound […]

Yankees star Gerrit Cole continued his early season struggles Tuesday night, leaving the game in just the second inning. Despite being on the road in Detroit, Yankees fans made their feelings loud and clear as Cole exited the mound in a video. Not great for gerrit cole. These are all Yankees fans too. #RepBX @short_porch […]

After years of feuding, it seems Yankee stars Josh Donaldson and Gerrit Cole are now buddies. Yes, hard to believe. Donaldson recently went on the R2C2 podcast, which features Ryan Ruocco and Yankees legend C.C. Sabathia. Amidst his conversation with the two, Donaldson discussed his relationship status with Cole. As I talked to [Yankees GM […]

After Opening Day was rained out on Thursday, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox began their respective seasons on Friday with an afternoon game in the Bronx. Gerrit Cole got the call, but it wasn’t exactly a banner outing for the Yankees ace. The hard-throwing righty tossed just four innings while giving up […]

The New York Yankees hosted their rival, the Boston Red Sox, on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium Friday. Despite trailing for much of the game, the Yankees pulled out a comeback victory. A large part of that is thanks to the newest member of the team, Josh Donaldson. With the game tied at 5 in […]

Gerrit Cole is now a staple of the New York Yankees organization, but that wasn’t always the case. The hard-throwing righty was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates first overall in 2011 and then eventually moved onto the Houston Astros as well before landing in the Bronx. Nevertheless, Cole has been a Yankees fan his whole […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge’s contract extension talks have been one of the main points of discussion during the club’s offseason, as well as in the time leading up to Opening Day. It seems like both sides want to get a deal done, though time is of the essence, given Judge’s preference to avoid […]

New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole finished second to then-Toronto Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray in the 2021 AL Cy Young award vote. It’s the second time in the last three years that Cole has finished second in the running, as he fell just short to teammate Justin Verlander back in 2019 when the […]