Gerrit Cole shows some rust as he hits ‘big milestone’ in his first Yankees rehab start

Nypost · Apr 17, 2026 · 678 words · By Howie Kussoy

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“Gerrit Cole... making his first rehab start (Double-A Somerset) since undergoing Tommy John surgery more than 13 months ago.”

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While web results confirm Gerrit Cole made a rehab start for Double-A Somerset, the specific detail regarding 'Tommy John surgery more than 13 months ago' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, though the rehab start itself is mentioned in multiple search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Cole

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Ángel Gil (Spanish pronunciation: [xil]; born June 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Gil signed with the Minnesota Twi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Louis Linwood Voit III (born February 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played …
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“The Yankees ace displayed strong command... in his 4 ¹/₃-inning outing, allowing three runs (one home run), three hits and one walk, while throwing 44 pitches (36 strikes) and recording three strikeouts.”

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Multiple independent web search results (Yahoo Sports and another source) explicitly confirm the stats: 4 1/3 innings, three runs, three hits, one walk, 44 pitches, and three strikeouts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Houston Astros season was the 58th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 55th as the Astros, seventh in both the American League (AL) and AL We…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 New York Yankees season was the 118th season for the New York Yankees. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and were managed by Aaron Boone in his third season as manager. The on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Harper Warren (born June 16, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Southeastern Louisiana U…
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“The 2023 AL Cy Young winner... hadn’t pitched in an official game since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.”

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The New York Post explicitly states that the 2023 AL Cy Young winner (Cole) hadn't pitched in an official game since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young_Award

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Brooks Verlander ( VUR-land-ər; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Hou…
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“Cole... threw 2 ²/₃ innings in two outings during spring training.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of real estate listings and unrelated Wikipedia entries; there is no information regarding Cole's spring training innings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trevor Andrew Bauer (born January 17, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major Le…
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“the 6,100-seat ballpark”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that TD Bank Ballpark is a 6,100-seat baseball park in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TD Ballpark, originally Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field, is a baseball stadium located in Dunedin, Florida. The stadium was built in 1990 and holds 8,500 people. It is the spring training home of the T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TD Bank, N.A. (previously TD Banknorth) is an American national bank and the United States subsidiary of the Canadian multinational TD Bank Group. It operates primarily across the East Coast, in 15 U.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TD Bank Ballpark is a 6,100-seat baseball park in Bridgewater, New Jersey, that is the home of the Somerset Patriots, a Double-A level Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team affiliate of the New York Yanke…
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“The 35-year-old, whose fastball consistently reached the mid-90s”

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Baseball-Reference confirms Gerrit Cole is 35 years old. While the specific 'mid-90s' velocity claim in the search result refers to Trevor Bauer, it is a general known attribute of Cole's profile, but based strictly on provided evidence, the age is verified and velocity is mentioned in a confusing context (Bauer). However, Baseball-Reference confirms the age.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Cole is 35 years old.Gerrit Cole weighs 220 lbs (99 kg). How many seasons has Gerrit Cole played? Gerrit Cole is in his 12th season. When was Gerrit Cole drafted?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml

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web search NEUTRAL — Bauer’s fastball velocity does not explode, hovering instead around the mid-90s with an occasional touch of 97. His fastest pitch on Thursday night was a 97.6 mph heater to Jose Altuve in the eighth i…
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Gerri…

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“Carlos Rodón — who underwent surgery on his left elbow in October — is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday at Somerset after throwing 50 pitches in a simulated setting Monday at Yankee Stadium.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general definitions of the name 'Carlos' and restaurant listings, with no mention of Carlos Rodón's surgery or schedule.

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos (given name) Look up Carlos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the North …
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web search NEUTRAL — Mexican Food Carlos Restaurante was opened in 1997 to serve an authentic selection of Mexican cuisine to the Winston community. Our owner dedicated the restaurant to his father, and since our opening,…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Carlos, our dishes are made-from-scratch and oven-baked at a taste-bud tingling 425 degrees. That’s the way we’ve been doing it since our first inspired moment in 1981.
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“Rodón, 33, had been on the verge of making a rehab start, but suffered a setback two weeks ago when he felt tightness in his hamstring.”

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Multiple sources (AOL, other web searches) confirm Carlos Rodón is 33 and suffered from right hamstring tightness that delayed his rehab process.

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web search NEUTRAL — After right hamstring tightness in late March slightly delayed his buildup, the 33-year-old made three rehab starts, getting up to 83 pitches and 6 ¹/₃ innings Tuesday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Ba…
https://www.aol.com/articles/carlos-rodon-put-rehab-test-000…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Rodón hopes to throw from the mound on Saturday, five days after the Yankee left-hander experienced hamstring tightness amid his rehab from elbow surgery.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-carlos-rod-n-gives…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rodón experienced right hamstring tightness on Tuesday while going through his workout program, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/carlos-rodon-yankees-right-…

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