Yankees' Gerrit Cole Exits vs. Blue Jays with Hamstring Injury
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole left his start Tuesday versus the Toronto Blue Jays with left hamstring tightness.
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The right-hander has been durable for much of his career and made 32 or more starts four times in a five-year span from 2015 through 2019 while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.
Cole started 12 games during the shortened 2020 campaign for the Yankees and finished with a 2.84 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 94 strikeouts in 73 innings.
The dominant performance underscored the 30-year-old's place as one of the best pitchers in the league. He is a four-time All-Star who led the league with a 2.50 ERA in 2019 for an Astros squad that reached the World Series.
Cole has followed with another strong season (14-6, 2.73 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 215 strikeouts) in 2021.
Any sort of extended absence would hinder the Yankees' push to lock up a spot in the postseason.
