If New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone ever plans on winning a World Series, at least he has Aaron Judge at his side. The Yankees won only a single pennant in Boone’s first seven seasons. Judge, 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole,

The Yankees have lost two more pitchers to injuries ahead of opening day. The pressure will now mount on Cole and Fried.

With spring training now a few weeks old, it’s clear the Yankees’ cerebral starters will be sounding boards for one another, as well as their teammates.

Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole squared off on the Yankees' backfields and the pitcher spoke to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch after. “I enjoy it,” Cole told Hoch. “I’ve done this for a long time; I’ve seen my fair share of line drives and gotten my fair share of line drives.

The New York Yankees changing their nearly 50-year-old facial hair policy beginning this season to allow "well-groomed" beards, according to owner Hal Steinbrenner, caught many in the baseball world off guard.

Aaron Judge faces off against Gerrit Cole during live batting practice at Spring Training. New York Yankees; Aaron Judge; Gerrit Cole; Spring Training; Grapefruit League

Cole's strikeout rate has declined for three straight seasons, dropping from 33.5% in 2021 to 25.4% in 2024, the lowest since his 2017 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His fastball velocity has also dipped, falling from an average of 97.1 mph in 2021 to 94.8 mph in 2024, with the most significant drop—1.4 mph—occurring between 2023 and 2024.

While the New York Yankees softened their longstanding facial hair policy on Friday, ace Gerrit Cole said general manager Brian Cashman told players not to go overboard with their beards.

TAMPA — The word of the night for Gerrit ... year],” Cole said after his first Grapefruit League outing Friday. “I really like where I’m at. I liked what I saw.” The Yankees ace ...

Cole is scheduled to make his first Grapefruit League start Friday versus the Blue Jays, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. The 34-year-old ace is in a much better spot on the health front this spring compared to last,