
Gerrit Cole made his first rehab outing, pitching 4.1 innings in Double-A and allowing three runs on three hits. He struck out three batters and walked one while throwing 44 pitches.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided some encouraging updates prior to Saturday's game against the RoyalsâŠ
The Yankeesâ ace was finally back on the mound in game action on Friday, tossing 4.1 innings in Double-A.
Cole expectedly showed some rust, but he allowed just three runs on as many hits while striking out three and walking one.
He stretched out to 44 pitches, 36 of which were strikes.
Boone didnât get to sit down and watch every pitch of Coleâs outing yet, but from what he heard things went well.
âIâve seen some of it, and I think it was good,â he said. âVelo sounds like it was 95-96, I think the fastball was mostly how he wanted, wanting to just get in the heart of the plate early and then just try to move it around a little bit.
âHe was facing a fair amount of lefties and was able to mix in the changeup, which I know he wanted to do, and it was pretty good. I think the curveball was a good pitch for him too, so all in all I think another good step for him.â
Boone expects Cole will need to make several more starts before coming back.
âWeâll probably want him to get up to a certain amount and probably repeat that even once he gets up there, so nothing is imminent here -- weâll make sure weâre disciplined and take the right amount of time," the skipper said.
âComing off a year where not only heâs rehabbing and coming back from a major surgery, but that means no innings, so we want to put him in a position where he's not only ready to go at the start, but heâs able to carry that throughout.â
The big left-hander could indeed be joining Cole in the near future.
Rodon is scheduled to throw around 55-60 pitches in a live bullpen session on Saturday afternoon, and if all goes well the next step could be beginning a rehab assignment.
While heâs expected to be back Yanks before Cole, Boone did note that he is still likely at least a few weeks away.
Rodon will require around three minor league outings.
The southpaw, of course, was closing in on a rehab assignment on the road back from elbow surgery before a hamstring issue threw a little wrench in the plans.
In his first rehab outing, Gerrit Cole pitched 4.1 innings, allowed three runs on three hits, struck out three, and walked one.
Gerrit Cole threw a total of 44 pitches during his rehab start, with 36 of them being strikes.
Carlos Rodon's return timeline has not been specified, but he is expected to follow Gerrit Cole's rehab progress.


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New York continues to monitor the hammy, but heâs been making good progress.
Getting Rodon, and eventually Cole, back alongside surging youngster Cam Schlittler and ace lefty Max Fried should make the Yanks' rotation a scary unit.