Gerrit Cole will make his season debut for the Yankees against the Orioles on Wednesday.
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner who has been one of the majors' most durable pitchers, will take another step in his recovery from nerve inflammation in his elbow on Tuesday, when he faces hitters.
Injured Yankees players DJ LeMahieu and Gerrit Cole are headed back to New York after spending time rehabbing at the team's complex in Tampa, Florida, with LeMahieu likely to start a rehab assignment later this week.
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw 29 pitches including breaking balls on Saturday in his third bullpen session since injuring his elbow in spring training, telling reporters afterward that he threw 13 curveballs and his fastball reached 89 mph.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since being shut down in mid-March, another step in his road back from an elbow injury.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since injuring his elbow in spring training.
