At long last, Gerrit Cole is making his 2024 season debut.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told media on Monday that the reigning AL Cy Young winner will make his return from elbow soreness on Wednesday. He’ll face the second-place Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
Cole has been on the injured list since first reporting pain in his elbow early in spring training. There was obvious concern, but cooler heads prevailed as Cole’s velocity had never dropped.
As expected, the Yankees took their time with his rehab. Cole basically went through an entire spring training ramp-up working his way back.