Reigning AL Cy Young Award Winner Gerrit Cole Currently Scheduled To Rehab In Somerset On 6/4
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The New York Yankees have announced that RHP Gerrit Cole is currently scheduled to commence an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, June 4. The Patriots are home at TD Bank Ballpark for a 6:35 pm game against the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The New York Yankees have announced that RHP Gerrit Cole is currently scheduled to commence an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, June 4. The Patriots are home at TD Bank Ballpark for a 6:35 pm game against the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies).
BREAKING NEWS
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 2, 2024
The @Yankees are currently scheduling an @MLB rehab assignment for reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole in Somerset on Tuesday. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/b5Do6Of0T6
The Yankees placed Cole on the injured list on 3/28/24 for right elbow inflammation. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner dominated in 2023 to a unanimous selection, finishing with a 15-4 record, 2.63 ERA and 222 strikeouts over 209 innings in 33 starts. He became the sixth Yankee in history to win the award, which includes Patriots Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle (1977).
Over 300 starts across 11 MLB seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013-17), Houston Astros (2018-19) and Yankees (2020-23), Cole has a career 145-75 record with a 3.17 ERA and 2,152 strikeouts in 1,859 innings pitched.
The six-time All-Star (Yankees, 2021-23; Houston, 2018-19; and Pittsburgh, 2015) was originally selected by the Pirates with the first overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft out of UCLA. The Yankees signed Cole as a free agent to a nine-year contract extended through 2028 on 12/18/19.
Since 2018, Cole leads the majors in wins (86), strikeouts (1,418), innings pitched (1,076.2), shutouts (five), WAR among pitchers (28.5 – FanGraphs) and K/9.0IP (11.85, min. 700.0IP), ranks second in starts (173), complete games (seven) and opponents’ OBP (.257, min. 700.0IP), third in winning percentage (.723, min. 60 decisions), opponents’ BA (.204, min. 700.0IP), opponents’ OPS (.612, min. 700.0IP), WHIP (0.99, min. 700.0IP) and K/BB (5.29, min. 700.0IP), fourth in ERA (2.93, min. 700.0IP) and seventh in opponents’ SLG (.355, min. 700.0IP).
New York’s ace becomes the sixth Yankee to rehab with Somerset this season and 31st different player on an MLB rehab with the Patriots since the team became the Yankees Double-A affiliate in 2021.
About the Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots 2024 season is presented by New Jersey Office Systems, LLC. Home games are played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball. To learn more, visit: somersetpatriots.com*.*