Cy Young Super ace → 429 home runs → Even last year's rookie award collapsed...The Yankees Want to Cry

Mar 11, 2025

Cy Young Super ace → 429 home runs → Even last year's rookie award collapsed...The Yankees Want to Cry
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The season hasn't even started yet, but the sky in New York has already been overshadowed by dark clouds. Winning the World Series for the first time in 16 years already feels a long way off.

The New York Yankees are groaning over repeated injury nightmares. Even "Super Aces" Gerrit Cole became a player who was able to watch it this season. He became a pitcher who could not use at least a year and a half of his remaining four-year contract.

U.S. media, including MLB.COM, reported on the 11th (Korea time) Cole's decision to perform Tommy John surgery (Joint surgery on the inside of the elbow).




Cole also expressed his regret and willingness to return to the heartbroken Yankees fans through his SNS. "From the day I first dreamed of wearing a Yankees uniform, my goal is to present New York with a World Series championship," Cole said. "That dream hasn't changed. be more determined than ever," he stressed.

Then "The doctors recommended that I have Tommy John surgery. That's news that no athlete would be happy to hear. The process that I must go through for my career" "I'm confident that I'll continue to show you a lot in the future. I will focus on rehabilitation and support the Yankees every moment in the 2025 season." "I'll just wait for the day I take the mound in a healthier way." I'll see you again soon."

Cy Young Super ace → 429 home runs → Even last year's rookie award collapsed...The Yankees Want to Cry
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Cole will undergo surgery by Dr. Nick Elatrice of the Jov Clinic, who led the conduction of Shohei Ohtani, Ryu Hyun-jin, and Lee Jung-hoo.




Cole made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning his first double-digit win (10 wins) in 2013. After 19 wins in 2015 and 12 wins in 2017, he changed his uniform to the Houston Astros.

Showing off his skills in Houston, he finally took charge of 212 ⅓ innings in 2019 and dominated the league with 20 wins (5 losses) and an ERA of 2.50. However, he finished second in the Understanding World Series.

Ahead of the 2020 season, Cole signed a huge contract of $324 million (about 471 billion won) for nine years and moved to the Yankees. The Yankees also showed off their super ace-like presence by winning 62 games over five years, and even won the Cy Young Award in 2023.




Cy Young Super ace → 429 home runs → Even last year's rookie award collapsed...The Yankees Want to Cry
Giancarlo Stanton. AP Yonhap News
Now Cole's only honor left is to win the World Series. The Yankees, who were unfortunately blocked by the Los Angeles Dodgers last year, missed the new season. It is the championship ring that he has not worn for 15 years since 2009.

However, the Yankees are expected to have a waiting time again. Tommy John surgery requires at least a year to a year and a half from recovery to rehabilitation and return. This means that we will not be able to watch the call again until the second half of the 2026 season at the earliest,

Cole is not the only injured villain who has hit the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton and Lewis Hill are already out of power.

Stanton is a major player who swept the National League's home run king, Hank Aaron Award, and Silver Slugger in 2014 and 2017. He is also the MVP of last year's American League Championship Series. A bullet-like ball disappears over the fence as soon as it hits a lightly swinging bat. His natural power to compete for the first place in the overall batting speed stands out.

Cy Young Super ace → 429 home runs → Even last year's rookie award collapsed...The Yankees Want to Cry
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Originally, he has a lot of minor injuries, but this season is a little different. He is expected to face the opening game without the injured list due to elbow pain.

Lewis Hill, the rookie of the year last year, has already left due to an injury to his dorsal muscles. A minimum three-month absence is definitive.

Both players have the possibility of further surgery. If you undergo surgery, you will be out of the season as it is.

Two seats in the starting lineup and one in the clean-up trio were simply opened. The Yankees literally have no choice but to cry.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.