Yankees make announcement on Gerrit Cole's return from injury
It's a good news, bad news situation for the New York Yankees.
Gerrit Cole is making progress in his return from injury, but it won't be enough.
The good: Cole has begun his throwing program, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone's comments to reporters on Monday.
But the bad news came from The Athletic's Chris Kirschner, who quickly answered the question everyone was thinking:
"No, he is not an option in any capacity this season," wrote Kirschner.
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Cole underwent Tommy John surgery in spring training after experiencing discomfort in his right (throwing) elbow and learning that he needed reconstruction after a torn UCL.
As expected, the Tommy John was a season-ending injury for Cole.
The hope with that surgery is that the recovery lasts 12 months and not longer. The fact that Cole has begun his throwing program less than six months since the surgery is an optimistic sign that he may be ready to pitch by the start of the 2026 regular season.
Cole's injury was just the first domino of many pitching injury issues the Yankees have had this season, not to mention a bunch of hitter injuries, too.
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That's part of the reason the Yanks are now third in the AL East and trying to turn their season around late to avoid an epic collapse out of the postseason field altogether.
It'd certainly be nice to have Cole on the mound for some of the big games down the stretch, but that won't be happening.
The Yankees will just have to settle for the good vibes that Cole has begun to throw at all, even though it won't impact the 2025 season.
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