Yankees news: Details on Gerrit Cole’s rehab
More on Cole’s rehab; Trout’s historic week; play Ben Rice; starting pitcher rankings.
MESA, AZ - MARCH 24: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees pitches during the game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Julia Jacome/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images New York Daily News | Gary Phillips : The day after finding out Gerrit Cole is headed to Double-A to begin his rehab assignment, we got some details. Cole’s pitch count is expected to be in the mid-40s and the Yankees plan to build him to a “higher threshold” during his rehab then be conservative with him once he returns to the major leagues — so don’t expect to see Cole back in pinstripes after only a few rehab starts.
He’ll make several but that kind of timeline dovetails nicely with the end of May or so. The Cole Train could be approaching the station soon. MLB | Rhett Bollinger : Kids these days don’t understand how incredible Peak Mike Trout was.
Or, before this week’s series at Yankee Stadium, they didn’t. The future Hall of Famer, whose career arc was derailed by injury, was absolutely in his bag against the Yanks: five home runs in four games, at least one in each. After he homered in his last game at Yankee Stadium last season, he’s now only the second player to homer in five straight games at the Stadium (joining Aaron Judge, who put his own power on display this week).
He also joins George Bell, Darrell Evans, and Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx as the only players who’ve ever clubbed five round-trippers in a single series against New York. Good work. Now go away.