Yankees Ace Gerrit Cole To Miss A Few Months Of The Season Due To Elbow Injury

After feeling “discomfort” in his right elbow, New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is set to have an MRI, manager Aaron Boone informed reporters in Florida on Monday morning.

Yankees Ace Gerrit Cole To Miss A Few Months Of The Season Due To Elbow Injury

Speaking prior to a Grapefruit League game, Boone remarked that the current American League Cy Young Award winner has not been getting better between spring training games as anticipated.

After watching Cole’s initial footage, ElAttrache and a few Yankees physicians became so concerned about the ligament that they recommended an in-person meeting, even though none of them had found a rupture in Cole’s ulnar collateral ligament.

Gerrit Cole will miss at least 1-2 months and will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for further testing pic.twitter.com/Q79vGXwgWY

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) March 13, 2024

There are rumours that the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner may be out for a “prolonged period,” although as of right now, it’s thought that Cole may make a comeback in late May or early June.

Cole will need to wait for the swelling and inflammation to go down, at the very least, and then re-train himself to get back into major league pitching form.

This spring, the 33-year-old has displayed his typical outstanding velocity and command, but his recuperation—typically a non-issue for one of baseball’s most consistent starters—has become problematic.

So Gerrit Cole:

– Does NOT have a tear in his UCL

– There is enough concern that he is going to a highly regarded sports surgeon in LA to look at it

– Early hope/belief is that he could return in May or late June

This is a massive W all things considered pic.twitter.com/s3nvde0aTz

— Dan Rourke (@DanAlanRourke) March 13, 2024

Regarding Gerrit, it goes without saying that his absence for any significant period of time would be disastrous for the Yankees, who are attempting to make a run at the postseason after finishing 82-80 in 2023—their lowest finish in thirty years.

In addition to his brilliance, he is one of the most reliable players in the game due to his longevity. The last time Gerrit was benched for a non-COVID cause was in 2016.

The 33-year-old, who inked a $324 million contract before the 2020 campaign, has been a Yankees workhorse ever since.

Nobody has tossed more innings than Cole (664), in the four seasons that have elapsed since.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole

Right elbow injury

He is expect to miss at at least one-to-two months per @JonHeyman

What do we know?

There reportedly is NOT a tear in his UCL, but there is enough concern for him to fly to LA to get evaluated by
Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Here’s how… pic.twitter.com/cMCHCZJvyx

— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) March 13, 2024

He has never undergone Tommy John surgery and has been a true rarity in baseball, a rotation fixture who has made the third-most starts in MLB (300) since debuting in 2013.