Yankees' Gerrit Cole to undergo diagnostic testing on pitching elbow after soreness: report

The New York Yankees received immoderate alarming quality connected Friday night.

Star pitcher Gerrit Cole is scheduled to acquisition diagnostic tests connected his pitching elbow implicit the adjacent mates of days, according to MLB Network. 

The quality comes aft Cole struggled successful his outpouring grooming starts against the Minnesota Twins, wherever the 34-year-old gave up six runs implicit 2.2 innings of work. 

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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) warms up during a outpouring grooming workout astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field.  (Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images)

Cole said his limb felt bully during the commencement but worsened. 

"As I got home, it continued to get much and much sore," Cole said, via the NY Post connected Saturday. "Something wasn’t right."

Cole besides had an wounded scare past play during outpouring training, and was unopen down owed to what was aboriginal diagnosed arsenic nervus irritation successful his elbow. 

The six-time All-Star didn’t marque his archetypal commencement until June 19 past season, owed to an injury. Last play successful his injury-shortened campaign, Cole was 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA successful 17 regular-season starts. 

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Minnesota Twins shortstop Brooks Lee (2) slides into location arsenic New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells (28) tries to marque the tag arsenic pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) looks connected during the 2nd inning astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field.  (Dave Nelson-Imagn Images)

In the Yankees' tally to the World Series, Cole was sensational successful the playoffs. The Yankees’ ace was 1-0 and had a 2.17 ERA crossed 5 starts successful the postseason. 

Cole said helium changed his offseason regular to assistance mitigate the hazard of different injury.

"We came up with a program to mitigate the risks, and I executed it," Cole said. 

"I felt the champion I had successful immoderate clip starring up (to the past start)."

Cole said helium has an "initial idea" of what the wounded is but is "concerned," calling the soreness helium experienced "alarming" and that it was pugnacious to sleep. 

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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) throws a transportation against the Minnesota Twins during the archetypal inning astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field.  (Dave Nelson-Imagn Images)

The 2023 AL Cy Young victor is not the lone Yankees pitcher to beryllium sidelined by injury, arsenic Luis Gil suffered a high-grade lat strain.

Gil is expected to beryllium unopen down for six weeks arsenic helium recovers from his injury.

Without Cole and Gil, the Yankees’ starting rotation is present comprised of Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Marcus Stroman, with imaginable Will Warren among those competing for the 5th spot successful the rotation. 

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