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Gerrit Cole to make season debut for Yankees tonight—How to watch Rays vs. Yankees for free

Nypost · · 558 words · By Angela Tricarico
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the New York Yankees will open a holiday weekend series against the best team in the MLB, the Tampa Bay Rays”
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The claim states the series is at Yankee Stadium (implied by 'open a holiday weekend series' and later claims), but cross-references from Nypost explicitly state the series against the Rays took place at Tropicana Field from April 10-12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees finished with a franchise record regular-season standi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League (FSL) and the Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. Located in Tampa, Florida, they play their …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons
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“Gerrit Cole, who will make his first start in 569 days tonight”
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One web search result confirms Gerrit Cole is set for his first start since Oct 30, 2024. However, the specific '569 days' figure is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence, though the return event itself is mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Yankees season was the 122nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. On September 7, the Yankees won their 82nd game of the season, thus extending their streak of winning seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of results of the 2025 Canadian federal election, by riding. 7 April 2025 was the last day for candidates to apply, with the final list being announced 9 April 2025. There wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2025_Canadian_f…
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“Cole last stepped onto the mound at Yankee Stadium during Game 5 of the 2024 World Series”
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Multiple sources (Yahoo Sports and a web search result) confirm that Cole's last appearance for the Yankees was Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Cole
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Cole on the mound at Yankee Stadium.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1EE2Z0Entc
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon both allowed six runs each in their latest rehab starts as they try to get back to the majors.The last time that Cole was on the field for the Yankees was Game 5 of the 20…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-gerrit-cole-carlos…
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“Cole underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2025”
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The Nypost cross-reference explicitly states Cole underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2025. No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm this specific date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit (/ ˈɡɛrɪt / GERR-it) is a free, web-based team code collaboration tool. Software developers in a team can review each other's modifications on their source code using a Web browser and approve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_(software)
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit is a web-based code review system that enables teams to collaborate on Git repositories with powerful patchset based review workflows, fine-grained permissions, and seamless integration with CI…
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Code Review Gerrit is a code review and project management tool for Git based projects. Objective Gerrit makes reviews easier by showing changes in a side-by-side display, and allowing inline c…
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit
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“spent 14 months recovering, including a six game rehab stint in the minors”
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Web search results confirm Cole had a rehab assignment consisting of six starts (April 17 start mentioned) and that he was recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Cole
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web search NEUTRAL — He made his first minor league rehab start April 17. While position players’ minor league rehab assignments are limited to 20 days, pitchers have 30 days and those recovering from Tommy John surgery m…
https://wtop.com/sports/2026/05/cole-reaches-99-6-mph-in-6th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over six rehab starts, Cole posted a 4.71 ERA over 28⅔ innings. He issued 3 walks while recording 28 strikeouts. His pitch count has gradually increased, showing positive signs. Cole added, “The recov…
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/18/DZYHALNV…
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“In his last rehab start, he threw 86 pitches”
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Two independent web search results (WTOP News and another source) explicitly state that Cole threw 86 pitches in his final/penultimate rehab start.
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web search NEUTRAL — (AP) — Gerrit Cole reached 99.6 mph with his four-seam fastball, throwing 86 pitches over 5 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton/.
https://wtop.com/sports/2026/05/cole-reaches-99-6-mph-in-6th…
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web search NEUTRAL — In his final rehab start on May 16 -- his lone outing at Triple-A, where Statcast data is available -- Cole chucked 31 four-seam fastballs, ranging from 95.4 mph to 99.6 mph.
https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-injury-return-what-to-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — FILE - New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51500005/yankees-ace-gerrit-cole…
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“When: May 22, 7:05 p.m. ET”
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The provided evidence for claim 6 contains general information about the Rays and MLB.com, but does not mention a specific game date or time of May 22 at 7:05 p.m. ET.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rays are one of five MLB teams to not have a World Series title yet, the others being the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Seattle Mariners. The Tampa Bay Rays' chief riv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The official Rays news source including trades, rumors, scores, standings, stats, game recaps, highlights, injuries and more from MLB.
https://www.mlb.com/rays/news
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for Tampa Bay Rays live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2026 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/tb/tampa-bay-rays
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“Where: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)”
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The evidence mentions Yankee Stadium in general contexts (2001 game, 2025 ALDS), but does not confirm the specific Rays vs. Yankees game mentioned in the claim is taking place there.
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web search NEUTRAL — 10/07/25: New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón reacts on the mound during the third inning of Game three of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx, New York, October 07 2025.
https://nypost.com/new-york-yankees/
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees Team Logo New York YankeesNY Yankees.You have selected an away game. Tickets for this game will be purchased from the home club.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/schedule
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankee symbol is painted red, white, and blue for the Yankees game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium September 25, 2001 in the Bronx, New York. This is the first baseball…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/photos/sports-after-9-11-13156953…
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“Channel: YES Network (in New York Metro area), MLB.TV (out-of-market)”
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The evidence mentions YES Network in the context of a game against the Orioles, but does not confirm the broadcast details for the specific Rays vs. Yankees game.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. ET. New York has lost four straight games, including a 3-2 loss against Baltimore Monday. Yankees vs. Orioles will air on YES Net…
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/sports/2026/05/yankees-vs-ori…
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web search NEUTRAL — • You're signed out. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.The official YouTube home o…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — Search. Statcast. MLB Network.For any set of parents, a son’s Major League debut is a once-in-a-lifetime event, a point of pride, the culmination of two decades of sacrifice. For Mets prospect Paul Th…
https://www.mlb.com/
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“Nick Martinez (4-1, 1.51 ERA) will start for the Rays”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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“Gerrit Cole makes his first start of the season for the Yankees”
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