Yankees 2021 Report Card: What went wrong for Gerrit Cole?

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The last image of Gerrit Cole on the mound this season was of him telling catcher Kyle Higashioka repeatedly, “I’m out.” The Yankees’ ace had struggled in September, had a short leash in the win-or-go-home American League Wild Card Game and was leaving the biggest game of the season in the third inning. That was not exactly how it was dreamed up in December of 2019 when the Yankees wooed Cole ...

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