SAN ANTONIO — Gerrit Cole will be returning to lead the Yankees rotation next season, but without the fifth year to his contract he had sought. The veteran right-hander and team agreed to ...

What was expected is nonetheless eye-opening: Gerrit Cole has opted out of his contract and placed the ball in the Yankees’ court ... And yet, even without the top velocity and with hiccups ...

SAN ANTONIO — Gerrit Cole ... with Cole departing for free agency and the Yankees searching for a replacement, but in the end decided they couldn’t live without one another.

Right-hander Gerrit Cole will return to the Yankees ... perhaps allowing him and the Yankees to work out some new deal without the ticking clock of today’s deadline for decisions on options ...

If Gerrit Cole were a free agent, would the New York Yankees sign him to a five-year, $180 million deal covering his ages 34 to 38 seasons? In a vacuum, the answer probably is no. The Yankees ...

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit ... Cole's deal, keeping him on the team through 2029 on a contract now worth $180 million. However, the two sides have reportedly agreed to remain together even ...

Right-hander Gerrit ... Yankees on the four-year, $144 million contract he opted out of Saturday, the team confirmed late in the day. Originally, the only way Cole would remain a Yankee without ...