Gerrit Cole is a professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the New York Yankees in MLB. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Before turning pro, Cole played high school baseball at Orange Lutheran and was drafted by the Yankees in 2008, but chose to attend UCLA and play college baseball for the Bruins instead.
On September 8, 1990, Gerrit Alan Cole was born. He is an American professional baseball pitcher.
In 2008, Gerrit Cole was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the MLB Draft out of Orange Lutheran High School, but he opted not to sign with them. Also, USA Today named Cole to their All-USA high school baseball team. Baseball America rated him the 17th-best prospect available in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Additionally, he was named the starting pitcher of the 2008 Orange County North-South All-Star Game. Later, The New York Yankees selected Cole in the first round, with the 28th overall selection, of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, becoming the first player ever drafted out of Orange Lutheran High School.
On August 15, 2011, Gerrit Cole signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates with an $8 million signing bonus.
In November 2011, Gerrit Cole was selected to start the AFL Rising Stars game.
After his college baseball career, in 2011, the Pirates made Gerrit Cole the first overall selection in the MLB draft.
On June 15, 2012, Gerrit Cole was promoted to the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League.
On August 29, 2012, Gerrit Cole was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League.
On June 11, 2013, Gerrit Cole made his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, striking out Gregor Blanco on three pitches. He also recorded his first career hit, a 2-run single. Cole pitched 6+1⁄3 innings and got the win as the Pirates won over the San Francisco Giants, 8–2. Cole became the fourth pitcher since 1920 to drive in 2+ runs and earn the win in his Major League debut.
In September 2013, Gerrit Cole was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month.
On September 7, 2014, Gerrit Cole hit his first career home run at Wrigley Field off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Blake Parker.
Gerrit Cole won the NL Pitcher of the Month Award for April 2015, after going 4–0 with a 1.76 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 30+2⁄3 innings pitched for the month.
On June 14, 2016, Gerrit Cole was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a right triceps strain.
During the 2017–18 offseason, the Pirates traded Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros.
On January 13, 2018, the Pirates traded Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros.
On April 29, 2018, Gerrit Cole broke the Astros strikeout record for April with 61 strikeouts in the first month.
On September 8, 2019, Gerrit Cole became the second pitcher in MLB history to record 14 or more strikeouts in three consecutive games.
On September 18, 2019, Gerrit Cole became the 18th pitcher in major league history to strike out at least 300 batters in a season.
On September 24, 2019, Gerrit Cole struck out 14 batters to break the single-season strikeout record for any Astros pitcher, bringing his total to 316 on the year.
On September 29, 2019, Gerrit Cole set an MLB record with his ninth consecutive outings with at least 10 strikeouts.
On December 16, 2019, Gerrit Cole signed a franchise record nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees, the largest contract total in major league history for a pitcher.
On December 18, 2019, the Yankees signed Gerrit Cole to a franchise-record nine-year, $324 million contract, the largest contract for a pitcher at the time. The deal included a $36 million average annual value, surpassing Mike Trout's previous record. The contract also allows Cole to opt out after five years, with an option for the Yankees to extend it.
In 2019, Cole finished the season with a 20–5 record and a 0.895 WHIP, leading the American League with a 2.50 ERA. He also led the major leagues in strikeouts (326), strikeout percentage (39.9%), and strikeouts per nine innings (13.82), averaging more than 1.5 strikeouts per inning, making him the first full-time starting pitcher in MLB history to do so. He finished second in voting for the 2019 Cy Young Award.
In 2019, Gerrit Cole held the franchise record for strikeouts in a single season for the Astros, with 326.
In 2019, a photograph shared by Newsday, showing Gerrit Cole holding a sign that said "YANKEE FAN TODAY TOMORROW FOREVER" at the 2001 World Series, went viral when news of his signing with the Yankees was reported. He brought the sign to his introductory press conference with the Yankees.
On January 1, 2020, Gerrit Cole's wife, Amy Crawford, announced their first pregnancy.
On June 30, 2020, Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford's son, Caden Gerrit Cole, was born.
On July 23, 2020, Gerrit Cole made his Yankees debut as the Opening Day starting pitcher, throwing 5 innings against the Washington Nationals and allowing only one hit, a home run by Adam Eaton.
As of August 4, 2020, Gerrit Cole's 242 strikeouts marked a Major League record since his last loss.
On August 26, 2020, Gerrit Cole's regular-season winning streak, the third-longest in MLB history, ended with a loss against the Atlanta Braves.
On September 11, 2020, Gerrit Cole ended his 3-game losing streak by throwing a 2-hitter complete game shutout against the Baltimore Orioles in a 7-inning doubleheader game.
On September 29, 2020, Gerrit Cole made his Yankees playoff debut in Game 1 of the wild card series against the Cleveland Indians. He struck out 13 batters without a walk, tying Tom Seaver's record and becoming the first Major Leaguer to win three postseason games with 12 or more strikeouts.
On December 4, 2020, Gerrit Cole was elected to the MLBPA's Executive Subcommittee.
In 2020, Gerrit Cole was selected for the All-MLB Second Team while playing for the Yankees. This was determined by a combination of fan vote and a panel of media members, former players, and baseball officials.
On May 12, 2021, Gerrit Cole reached his 1,500th career strikeout, becoming the second-fastest pitcher in history to reach the milestone, only behind Randy Johnson.
In 2021, Cole finished the season with a 3.23 ERA and 243 strikeouts in 181+1⁄3 innings over 30 starts. He led the American League with 16 wins and a 5.93 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting behind Robbie Ray.
In the 2021 American League Wild Card Game at Fenway Park, Gerrit Cole pitched two innings and gave up three earned runs and two home runs in a loss to the Boston Red Sox.
On October 4, 2022, Gerrit Cole recorded his 249th strikeout of the season against the Texas Rangers, surpassing Ron Guidry for the Yankees franchise record.
As of 2022, Gerrit Cole reintroduced his cutter pitch, which is a pitch he had not thrown since college.
In 2022, Gerrit Cole became a member of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He also held the franchise record for strikeouts in a single season for the Yankees.
On January 2, 2023, Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford welcomed their second son, Everett.
On July 10, 2023, Gerrit Cole was named the starting pitcher for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, marking the first time a Yankees starting pitcher had started the All-Star game since Roger Clemens in 2001.
In 2023, Gerrit Cole won the American League Cy Young Award via unanimous vote.
On March 28, 2024, Gerrit Cole was placed on the 60-day injured list due to discomfort in his right elbow experienced during spring training.
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