Gerrit Cole said being an ace on the New York Yankees' pitching staff is MLB's toughest role as he prepares to start Game 1 of the team's American League Division Series matchup with the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
"I think it's the hardest job in the league," Cole told Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. "I don't think there's a harder place to be the ace. I think it's the most hunted job in the league, and I think it comes with the most weight. The division is a f--king [gauntlet]. Above all else, I'm paid to keep us in the game as long as I can and take the ball every single f--king time that I can and charge straight into the fire.