Gerrit Cole's Rehab: Pinpoint Control, Majors Return Looms

0:00On April 29th, Garrett Cole took a big step in his comeback, with his third rehab star for double-a summer set on Wednesday. He tossed 60 pitches over five and two-thirds innings against the Portland Seedogs, giving up three hits and three runs while fanning three, batters in a tight six to five loss. He ramped up from his previous outings, hitting exactly 60 pitches after 44 last time, with summer set on April 16th and 52, the. As they before, with high A-huts in Valley, Cole looks sharp early, retiring the first 11 hitters before a couple homers put runs on the board. That command has fans buzzing, especially since the 2023 American League side-young winner hasn't walked a soul in this start, and barely nibbled at three ball counts. Across all three rehab games, he's issued just one free pass with a 79% strike rate on his pitches. Cole walks highlight his pinpoint control, even post Tommy John surgery from last March that sidelineed him for the whole season so far.

1:01Yankees' brass love seeing this steady build-up. Word is, Cole could rejoin the majors late May or early June, priming New York for a rotation boost just when they need it most. MLB news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.