Cole reaches 99.6 mph in 6th rehab start, likely has one more minor outing before rejoining Yanks
Gerrit Cole reached a top speed of 99.6 mph during his sixth rehab start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He is expected to make one more minor league outing before rejoining the New York Yankees. Cole has been recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery and has shown promising performance in his recent starts.
- ▪Gerrit Cole threw 86 pitches over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run and six hits.
- ▪He averaged 97 mph with his fastball and struck out six batters.
- ▪Cole is likely to make one more minor league start before returning to the Yankees.
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