FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw 4 1/3 innings for his second straight minor league injury rehabilitation start, allowing two runs and five hits for the Class A Hudson Valley Renegades against the New York Mets’ Brooklyn Cyclones on Thursday night in the South Atlantic League.
A 35-year-old right-hander, Cole struck out four and walked none while throwing 42 of 52 pitches for strikes. He allowed a fourth-inning homer to Corey Collins and a fifth-inning sacrifice fly to Diego Mosquera following Yohairo Cuevas’ leadoff double.
鈥淔elt good. Got into the fifth again and threw all my pitches, so a good night,鈥� Cole said.
In , he gave up three runs over 4 1/3 innings while throwing 44 pitches for Double-A Somerset against Reading. He allowed three hits, including a two-run homer, and one walk while striking out three.
鈥淚t’s responding well to all the new stimulus and so we keep plugging away,鈥� Cole said of his pitching arm.
Cole is returning from on March 11 last year that sidelined him for 2025. His last official outing was in .
Carlos Rod贸n is scheduled to make his first rehab start Friday against Brooklyn. The 33-year-old left-hander is recovering from surgery on Oct. 15 to remove loose bodies in his left elbow and shave a bone spur. He was slowed this spring by a tight right hamstring.
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