Gerrit Cole is set to make his Grapefruit League debut this season on Friday against the Blue Jays, as the Yankees will host them at George M. Steinbrenner Field. A classic Friday night Spring game at GMS, Cole will return to the mound for the first time since that infamous Game 5 start.
Outside of Carlos Rodon, who pitched on the road in Dunedin, none of the Yankees’ projected five rotation starters have pitched in a Spring Training game yet. While Clarke Schmidt has dealt with a cranky back, the other three have been taking a more careful approach to their build-ups, which makes sense considering all of them pitched in October.