"Staff ace Gerrit Cole already had allowed three runs (two earned) when he signaled for the trainer following a sacrifice fly by Toronto’s Reese McGuire McGuire for the second out of the fourth. After a brief discussion with manager Aaron Boone, Cole walked off the mound with the Yankees trailing 3-1," reported the New York Post.
Early word is that Cole is suffering from left hamstring tightness. That is Cole's landing leg. Did Cole get out soon enough? He knows his body better than anyone. And although he did not limp off the field with an apparent injury to the hamstring, caution is key here. With an MRI pending, we have to hope that Cole nipped this one in the bud.
The news of Cole's exit was hard to swallow and almost surreal. After striking out 15 in Los Angeles just a week ago, Cole leaving early and actually asking to do so is just not what you want to hear, anytime, but even more so right now as the Yankees look the postseason in the face. There is simply no postseason without Cole and at this late stage of the game, the Yankees can't afford any losses like this.
"The Yankees are in the fight for their playoff life with 25 games left. Cole, the front runner for the American League Cy Young winner, had good velocity. His fastball touched 100 miles an hour, but he was struggling with command," reported the New York Daily News.
On the eve of the Captain Derek Jeter's induction at the Baseball Hall of Fame, we have to hope that the Yankees can turn this season around and make something happen this September. Perhaps Jeter will give the team a little inspiration, perhaps a little luck.
--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof
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