Yankees' Gerrit Cole could make season debut this weekend: 'It's on the table'

NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole has not pitched in a major-league game since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series. That could change this coming weekend.New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said “it’s on the table” that Cole’s next start could come in the majors. That would be a change of plans for Cole and the Yankees. Boone stated Sunday that Elmer Rodríguez would make one more turn in the rotation, but the club demoted the 22-year-old to Triple A on Monday and promoted Yovanny Cruz, a reliever. Cruz, 26, has a big arm, with a triple-digit fastball and wipeout slider but has struggled of late in Triple A.Advertisement