Gerrit Cole made his return to the mound in a rehab start at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday night and looked like his old self.
Cole threw 3 1/3 innings and allowed zero runs, no walks, two hits and struck out five against the Hartford Yard Goats.
The New York Yankees ace threw 45 pitches, which was right in line with the 40-50 Somerset manager Raul Dominguez planned to keep Cole to heading into the game. Of those 45 pitches, 34 went for strikes and his fastball sat between 94-96 mph, according to My Central Jersey's Mike Ashmore.