Gerrit Cole is an American baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He was born on September 8, 1990, in Newport Beach, California. Cole was an outstanding pitcher even in his college days, where he played for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins baseball team. He helped his team reach the College World Series in both his freshman and sophomore years. More about Gerrit Cole
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Cole was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. After playing for the Pirates for four seasons, he was traded to the Houston Astros in January 2018. In his first season with the Astros, Cole had a remarkable record of 15-5 with a 2.88 ERA and was one of the main reasons the Astros reached the World Series. In 2019, Cole had an even better year, finishing with a 20-5 record and a 2.50 ERA, which earned him his first Cy Young Award. He was also a key contributor to the Astros reaching their second World Series in two years. In December 2019, Cole signed a nine-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $324 million, making him one of the highest-paid players in baseball history.In total, we tracked 1619 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Gerrit Cole (GERRIT COLE 2012 BOWMAN CHROME BLUE REFRACTOR AUTOGRAPH AUTO 5/150 RC BGS 9.5/10) was sold in May 2021 for $1199.00 while the cheapest item (Gerrit Cole All Aces Insert Autograph - Yankees ⚾️?) found a new owner for $0.01 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (68) was October 2019 with an average selling price of $49.99 for an autographed item of Gerrit Cole. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2024 with $249.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Gerrit Cole is worth $50.00.
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Gerrit Cole free agency: Yankees ace stays with team on original four-year, $144 (11/04/24): The two sides will reportedly discuss an extension later
Gerrit Cole free agency: Yankees' ace reportedly opts out of contract, but New Y (11/02/24): The Yankees can add a year to Cole's option to void the opt out
What's next for Yankees? Juan Soto is the priority, but questions loom about Aar (10/31/24): The Yankees have plenty of questions to address after losing to the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series
World Series: Yankees won't make any drastic changes with Aaron Judge, Gerrit Co (10/28/24): Judge remains in the No. 3 lineup spot Monday night for Game 3 vs. the Dodgers
Yankees' World Series pitching plans: Aaron Boone names Game 1 starter, hints at (10/21/24): Gerrit Cole will start Game 1 vs. the Dodgers, while Nestor Cortes has a 'good chance' of making New York's roster
Gerrit Cole becomes fourth active MLB pitcher to record 150 wins: How high could (08/2024): Cole beat the Guardians 6-0 Thursday to reach the elusive benchmark
Gerrit Cole scratched with general body fatigue: Yankees ace to miss start again (07/2024): Will Warren has been called up to take Cole's start Tuesday
Yankees' Gerrit Cole gives up four home runs vs. Mets, fails to record strikeout (06/2024): Cole was making just his second start since returning from an elbow injury on Tuesday
Yankees' starting pitchers set unique MLB record despite missing ace Gerrit Cole (05/2024): The Yankees have had 15 straight starts of five-plus innings and two or fewer runs
Gerrit Cole begs MLB, players union to stop squabbling like 'divorced parents' o (04/2024): The injured Yankees ace said everyone needs to 'get on the same page' to fix the raging issue
Yankees name Luis Gil No. 5 starter to begin season: Righty will fill out rotati (03/2024): Gil is heading into his first full season coming off Tommy John surgery
How Yankees ace Gerrit Cole can reclaim MLB's pitcher contract record thanks to (02/2024): Plus we examine the other ways the reigning AL Cy Young winner could handle his contract decision
What's next for Yankees? Why win-now pitching moves are only choice after missin (12/2023): The Yankees need to get Gerrit Cole more help in the 2024 rotation
Yankees' Gerrit Cole primed to win first Cy Young and remove his name from list (09/2023): Cole has finished second twice and in the top five five times, yet never won a Cy Young
MLB picks: Rays should stay hot at Marlins, take plus money on the Yankees' Gerr (08/2023): A look at the top plays on the MLB slate for Wednesday, Aug. 30
Yanks' Cole, D-backs' Gallen tabbed to start ASG (07/2023): The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole will start for the AL in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night, and Arizona's Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL.
Yankees' Gerrit Cole sends message to Mariners with finger wag, absurdly high pi (06/2023): Cole was not pleased with how long a Seattle rookie took to step into the box
Yanks' Cole reaches 2,000 Ks; 3rd fastest to mark (05/2023): Yankees ace Gerrit Cole recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning Tuesday, becoming the third-fastest pitcher in games played to reach the mark.
Yankees' Gerrit Cole throws 10-strikeout shutout vs. Twins, continues laying fou (04/2023): The Yankees ace has had a stellar start to the 2023 season
Yankees-Guardians: Gerrit Cole 'available' for Game 5 day after after 110-pitch (10/2022): The Yankees, however, will be 'hesitant' to use their ace in the winner-take-all Game 5 on Monday night
Gerrit Cole will stay hot for Yankees at Fenway Park, plus other best bets for T (09/2022): Cole has given up one earned run or fewer in two of his last three starts
The Red Sox and Mariners lead tonight's best bets in MLB along with a strikeout (08/2022): Gerrit Cole is back on the mound for the Yankees and should pile up strikeouts against the Angels
Red Sox vs. Yankees odds, prediction, line: 2022 MLB picks, Sunday, July 17 best (07/2022): SportsLine simulated New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox featuring Chris Sale vs. Gerrit Cole 10,000 times
Yankees notch 50th win of season, become seventh-fastest club to reach milestone (06/2022): Game 67 also sees Gerrit Cole flirt with a no-hitter
With Cole on Mound, Yankees Score Often to Sweep Guardians (04/2022): After not escaping the second inning last week against Detroit, Gerrit Cole pitched into the seventh and got plenty of run support in a win over Cleveland.
2022 MLB Opening Day starting pitcher tracker: Gerrit Cole goes for Yankees; Bra (03/2022): Every MLB team opens either April 7 or April 8 -- here are the known starting pitchers
Yankees' Gerrit Cole: Union solidarity 'high,' players 'united' (02/2022): The Yankees ace and member of the MLBPA executive subcommittee weighed in on the league's lockout ahead of spring training's expected delay.
Gerrit Cole didn't show up when the Yankees needed him most, plus Cardinals sit (10/2021): Cole gave up two homers and three runs in just over two innings
Gerrit Cole's next start will be his most important of 2021, but there's cause f (09/2021): Cole gave up five runs in six innings Wednesday and has not looked like himself since a hamstring injury
AL Cy Young watch: Gerrit Cole and Lance Lynn headline current field of contende (08/2021): Who would win the AL Cy Young if voting were held today?
MLB Friday Night Lines: Best baseball bets, including Gerrit Cole and Yankees re (07/2021): The Astros in a laugher, the Tigers stay hot and let's ride the Cole Train in Boston
Red Sox sweep Yankees for second consecutive meeting; Gerrit Cole has worst New (06/2021): Cole coughed up six earned runs and the Red Sox are now 6-0 vs. the Yankees in 2021
Cole sets record for strikeouts without a walk (05/2021): The Yankees' Gerrit Cole racked up a major league-record 61 strikeouts from the time he issued his last walk April 12 to his next one in the third inning Monday night.
Yankees' Gerrit Cole makes franchise history as strikeout-to-walk dominance cont (04/2021): Cole is the first pitcher in Yankees history to amass 50 or more strikeouts and five or fewer walks over a five-start stretch
Cole: MLB's service-time problem blatant, 'tired' (02/2021): Add Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to the growing list of major leaguers that have slammed the way some MLB teams think about players in the wake of former Mariners president Kevin Mather's inflammatory comments about service-time manipulation and free agency.
Yankees vs. Rays: What history says about pitchers on short rest as Gerrit Cole, (10/2020): Both Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow will be going on short rest, but only Cole figures to make a traditional start
Yankees bench catcher Gary Sanchez in favor of Kyle Higashioka for Game 1 of the (09/2020): Higashioka will catch for Gerrit Cole on Tuesday
Gerrit Cole's remarkable unbeaten streak took tons of skill and, yes, a lot of l (08/2020): The Yankees' ace saw his stretch of 28 unbeaten starts come to an end Wednesday. We look back at what made it special -- and possible.
Nationals' Juan Soto tests positive for coronavirus ahead of 2020 MLB Opening Da (07/2020): Soto will miss Thursday night's opener vs. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees
Baseball's top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season (06/2020): Mookie Betts wearing Dodger blue, Gerrit Cole in pinstripes. A wild sprint from start to finish. Here's what we're most excited to see when the 2020 season finally begins.
Why Yankees' Gerrit Cole could lose out on hardware and a strengthened Hall of F (05/2020): If Cole is to build a Hall of Fame case, he needs a big 2020 season
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole throws gas, strikes out two in spring training debut for (02/2020): The club's new ace looked strong in his first outing in pinstripes
Caesars sets Astros' win total at 97 despite firings (01/2020): Despite an unusual winter that saw the Astros lose Gerrit Cole, as well as their GM and manager in the wake of a sign-stealing scandal, oddsmakers still expect them to flirt with 100 wins.
Buster Olney's top 10 starting pitchers: Which Big Apple ace is No. 1? (12/2019): Gerrit Cole in the Bronx and Jacob deGrom in Flushing makes for a heck of a combo in New York. We give the edge to ...
MLB free agency: Every team could use Gerrit Cole; here's why the Angels need hi (11/2019): The Angels this offseason should be totally committed to landing the best free-agent pitcher on the market
Free agent Cole thanks Astros, fans for support (10/2019): Gerrit Cole, who is entering free agency after a record season with the Astros, thanked the team and its fans and said "the heartbreak hasn't gotten any easier today."
Extension Candidate: Gerrit Cole (03/2015): The Pirates have recently been amongst the game’s most aggressive teams in pursuing early-career extensions. Since taking the GM seat in Pittsburgh back in the fall of 2007, Neal Huntington has locked up deals with ten players for a total … Continue reading →
Gerrit Cole Developing Into Team Leader, Staff Ace (09/2014): Just barely 24-years-old and with only 40 starts in the majors, Gerrit Cole has the look of not only an ace starting pitcher, but a Pirates leader.
Pirates recall Andrew Lambo, send Gerrit Cole down (08/2014): The Pirates bring Andrew Lambo back from Triple-A to add depth while Pedro Alvarez and Travis Snider are hurt.
Gerrit Cole throws five shutout innings in rehab start (07/2014): On the disabled list with a strained lat muscle, Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole tossed five shutout innings Monday in a minor-league rehab start at Triple-A.
Mets spoil Gerrit Cole's return (06/2014): Reliever Ernesto Frieri makes his Pirates debut with a scoreless ninth inning. He was acquired Friday in the trade that sent former Bucs' closer Jason Grilli to the Angels.
Changeup could prove to be key for Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole (05/2014): MILWAUKEE — In the fourth inning Tuesday night at Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers left-handed hitter Logan Schafer seemed surprised. Schafer took a half-hearted swing at ...
Pirates Have Future Ace In Gerrit Cole (03/2014): Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole put up impressive stats late last year. Can he hold up the whole season?
Gerrit Cole delivered on big stage, except for one hanging curve (10/2013): When Gerrit Cole is in the twilight of his career, he might look back to Wednesday night and forgive himself for that hanging curveball.
Walk On Wednesday: Gerrit Cole Looks Like A Grizzled Vet (09/2013): Former Pirates pitcher and current color commentator Bob Walk joined The Fan Morning Show today for his weekly "Walk on Wednesday" interview.
Pirates postpone Gerrit Cole's next start (08/2013): With a day off on Monday, the Pirates are pushing Cole's next start to Friday, against Arizona. He was scheduled to pitch Wednesday against St. Louis.
Gerrit Cole Picks Nose, Eats Booger (07/2013): The immediate cut to Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole sitting by himself with what looks like his finger in his nose suggests a directorial decision to catch him in the act of picking his nose. But it gets better. Read more...
Gerrit Cole has impressive debut for Pirates (06/2013): Gerrit Cole wasn't feeling nervous in the hours leading up to his major league debut. And that made him nervous.