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 ...

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.

If the answer is Cole, the reason is rather simple – because he is Gerrit ... want to win at without a no-doubt ace? Conversely, if the answer to who has the leverage is the Yankees, the reason ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees ... handle the Bronx’s unique intensity. And for the Yankees, heading into the 2025 season without Cole could have meant relying on an unpredictable mix ...

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 ...

Gerrit Cole has opted out of his contract and placed the ball in the Yankees’ court.  Cole made the decision Saturday, The ...