MLB.com journalists Brian McGrath and Bryan Hoch have announced that the new york yankeeshave appointed Gerrit Cole as their starting pitcher for Game 1 of the American League Division Series in the Major League Baseball (MLB).
This news was confirmed by the manager of the Yankees, Aaron Boonewho also revealed that the Cuban pitcher Nestor Cortes will be in charge of opening the second match, while the Dominican Luis Severino will do so in the third match.
Everything indicated for weeks that Cole would be chosen for game 1, something that was confirmed by Boone, who later retracted, commenting that he would continue to meditate, until today Cole has officially established himself with the position.
They already have a rival
The Cleveland Guardiansthe third-ranked American League, asserted their home in the wild-card round against the sixth-ranked Tampa Bay Rays, winning both games, thus advancing to the AL Divisional round against the New York Yankees.
“With these three guys, I really like the position they’re in and I feel like we’re well armed with them in that order. At least I considered every angle, but in the end I decided that this is the way I want to go.Boone said Sunday of his starting order, in remarks published by MLB.com.
The Yankees begin the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, October 11 at the yankee stadiumtime to be determined, in series to win 3 of 5 maximums.
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It should be noted that Gerrit Cole is coming off leading the Major Leagues in strikeouts with 257, which is also a new record for a Yankees pitcher in a season, surpassing Ron Guidry’s 248 strikeouts in 1978.
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