Gerrit Cole Provides Health Update, Reveals When He Will Pitch for Yankees [Video]

Reigning American League Cy Young award winner Gerrit Cole has looked far from his peak form in 2024.

Cole missed almost the first three months of the season after dealing with elbow inflammation in spring training. However, rather than undergoing season-ending surgery, he and the Yankees decided that rest was the best course of action to get him back on the field this season. They were right.

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On June 19, Cole finally returned to the mound, and looked solid against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two earned runs across four innings with five strikeouts. However, it’s been a struggle since.

On the year, Cole has made a total of seven starts and has been extremely inconsistent. He has three starts in which he’s allowed just one earned run, and two in which he’s allowed at least six earned runs, …