From Bryan Hoch:
Gerrit Cole is back on the mound, an encouraging sign as the Yankees right-hander continues to rehab from Tommy John surgery performed on March 11.
Cole posted a video to his Instagram story on Saturday, tossing a fastball during a recent bullpen session at Yankee Stadium.
The 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner has been throwing since August and has said that it is “fair to say” he expects a relatively normal offseason, which he said would include continuing his rehab in California through the winter months.
“We have a good setup in California and good communication,” Cole said in August. “I can upload my throwing program to the [internal] platform and pretty much talk every day. There’s not a whole lot of urgency to get [to Tampa] right away.”
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said recently that the club does not expect Cole, who turns 36 during the upcoming season, to be ready for Opening Day.
It would be awesome if he could return in-season. A healthy Cole should still be a very good pitcher.
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I saw an interesting post on social media about the fact that the Tigers lost to the Mariners in a heartbreaking winner takes all game, and then the Mariners lost to the Blue Jays in a heartbreaking winner takes all game, and then the Blue Jays lost to the Dodgers in a heartbreaking winner takes all game. I totally forgot about the Mariners and Tigers ALDS. That feels like a lifetime ago!