Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw off a mound Saturday morning for the first time since being shut down in mid-March, checking off another box in his road back from an elbow injury.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.threw off a mound Saturday morning for the first time since being shut down in mid-March, checking off another box in his road back from an elbow injury.at Yankee Stadium. He said he threw 15 pitches, 13 for strikes and all fastballs.
On a scale from one to 10 -- 10 being game ready -- Cole reported he is"somewhere between one and five." He said how his body responds over the next 48 hours will decide when he throws off a mound again. Cole's injury was a significant blow to a club with championship-or-bust aspirations, but their starting rotation has been one of the best in the majors and a primary reason for the team's 21-13 start. The rotation's 3.43 ERA through Friday ranked ninth in the majors. Its 183 ⅔ innings pitched ranked fourth.scoreless on two hits over a career-high 6 ⅓ innings. Gil, 26, has recorded a 3.19 ERA in 31 innings across six starts despite leading the American League with 20 walks.
Earlier this week, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said neither the team's nor the rotation's success will impact Cole's timeline. Asked if the team and rotation's success has made his absence more"palatable," Cole was unsure. "I don't really have anything unpalatable to compare it to," Cole said."You know what I'm saying? So, I'm just kind of like, just like everybody else, just glad we're playing well."
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