Back to the New York Yankees Newsfeed

New York Yankees News/Rumors: Sticky situation for Gerrit Cole as he is named in banned substance lawsuit

New York Yankees ace pitcher Gerrit Cole has gotten himself implicated in a lawsuit involving his previous team’s actions, the Houston Astros, in 2019. The lawsuit involves the Los Angeles Angels clubhouse manager “Bubba” Harkins, who has been fired by the Angels when his attornies submitted a text message allegedly from Cole, in Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court on Thursday, according to reports, including one in the Los Angeles Times.

“Hey Bubba, it’s Gerrit Cole, I was wondering if you could help me out with this sticky situation,” the pitcher, then with the Astros wrote on Jan.