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Gerrit Cole<\/a> is finally ready for his New York Yankees return since having Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

Cole will make his 2026 season debut on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> – his first start for the Yankees since 2024.<\/p>\n

Cole, 35, missed the entirety of the 2025 campaign after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his right UCL.<\/p>\n

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The Yankees\u2019 starting pitching staff has been a stellar group to start the 2026 campaign, but Cole\u2019s return comes at a perfect time as fellow ace Max Fried in on the injured reserve with an elbow injury of his own. He is expected to miss around one month.<\/p>\n

Manager Aaron Boone, who announced the move for Cole on Tuesday before the team\u2019s game against the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, said on Monday that the Yankees were considering sticking with the original plan of having Cole make a seventh and final rehab start before his season debut with the team.<\/p>\n

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“We\u2019ll see,” he said prior to the Yankees winning its series opener against the Blue Jays. \u2018We\u2019re kind of talking about that here today, tomorrow, and we\u2019ll make a call one way or another.”<\/p>\n

The writing appeared to be on the wall, though, as the Yankees optioned Elmer Rodriguez, who started in place of Fried against the New York Mets over the weekend, back down to Triple-A. They called up reliever Yovanny Cruz instead of getting another starter in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

Cole hasn\u2019t pitched for the Yankees since Game 4 of the 2024 World Series<\/span>, making this quite the comeback for the franchise\u2019s ace. However, the Yankees have seen some ace-like pitching elsewhere since then, including an unexpected place this season.<\/p>\n

Cam Schlitter, the 6-foot-6 flamethrower, is in the early running for American League Cy Young Award winner. He currently leads the league in ERA (1.35) across his 10 outings, six of which being deemed quality starts. He has 68 strikeouts to 11 walks across 60 total innings, cementing himself as the ace on the staff right now.<\/p>\n

Schlittler\u2019s big moment came for the Yankees in Game 3 of their Wild Card series against the Boston Red Sox<\/span> this past postseason, but he\u2019s followed that up by showing it wasn\u2019t a one-and-done moment. Instead, he\u2019s been the Yankees most consistent starter in a group filled with elite talent like Fried, Carlos Rodon and now Cole.<\/p>\n

Now, Cole hasn\u2019t had the best numbers in his rehab starts, owning a 5.28 ERA across 29 innings in six outings. However, his metrics have checked the boxes, including a fastball that topped out at 99.6 mph this past Saturday in what was his best rehab outing. He allowed just one run on six hits.<\/p>\n

“He looks really good,” Boone added. “I think this [latest] outing was a little more with probably competition in mind, like going to get guys out and stepping on it stuff wise.”<\/p>\n

Cole won the AL Cy Young in 2023 and has been the Yankees\u2019 ace since signing with the franchise in 2019 on a nine-year, $324 million contract.<\/p>\n

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