The top team in baseball gets their ace back.
and lefty Cade Povich. Cole hasn't made a start this season after being diagnosed with nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow back in March.
This development comes at a tremendous moment for the Yankees. They have won 50 games this season, best in MLB, but Baltimore is hot on their heels and New York holds only a 1.5 game lead in the AL East. Coming off a disappointing series against the rival Boston Red Sox, the Yankees need to build some momentum to keep the Orioles behind them. Cole can certainly deliver that.
A large part of the reason this team was first to reach 50 wins was due to the collective efforts of the pitching staff after Cole went down. The Yanks as a whole boast a 2.88 ERA, the top mark in the AL, but teams can only tread water for so long without their top arms. New York has to be pleased with the depth its has shown through the opening months of the season, but Cole represents welcome reinforcement.
The elite righty went 15-4 last season with a 2.63 ERA en route to his Cy Young victory. He looked like his old self during a rehab start on Saturday, striking out 10 batters in only 4.1 innings pitched for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Cole will be on the mound for the second contest of the New York's three-game homestand against the Orioles. The series will kick off on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. ET with Nestor Cortes on the mound for the Yankees.Liam McKeone is a Senior Writer for the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. In addition to his role as a writer, he collaborates with other teams across Minute Media to help define his team’s content strategy.
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