Gerrit Cole exits start with hamstring tightness
The spiraling New York Yankees now may have to do without ace Gerrit Cole after he left Tuesday’s game with an injury.
[sc name=”josh-benjamin-banner” ][/sc]New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole exited Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with hamstring tightness, according to the team.
Gerrit Cole left tonight's game with left hamstring tightness.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 8, 2021
Cole was struggling with his breaking pitches all evening and left the game rather abruptly. He allowed a sacrifice fly to Reese McGuire, didn’t cover the plate well, and then exited with a trainer.
The New York Yankees have gone 2-7 since their 13-game winning streak and now might have to complete the season without Gerrit Cole. Heading into tonight’s game, he was 16-4 with a 2.74 ERA.
Stay tuned to ESNY for further updates.
Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.
