NEW YORK CITY (AP)– Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had an inner support placed in his appropriate arm joint as component of Tommy John surgical treatment on March 11 and while not forecasting a day for his pile return comprehends the typical rehab takes around 14 months.
Cole, the 2023 AL Cy Young Award victor, talked with press reporters on Monday for the very first time given that the procedure by Los Angeles Dodgers head group doctorDr Neal ElAttrache.
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“I’m under the impression that it’s the same recovery time, 14 months or so,” he claimed. “I hope it comes back like maybe like a fresh new set of tires. I mean, that’s best hope, just a pit stop that took a little longer than you had hoped for.”
A 34-year-old right-hander with 153-80 record and 3.18 ERA over 317 starts and 1,954 innings in 12 major league seasons, Cole felt constrained when his arm initially was in a brace following the surgery.
“It stinks,” he said. “But since I’m more powerful and much less stressed concerning obtaining bumped and points like that, it behaves to be able to be back and be able happened extra and remain in the dugout,” he said.
Cole’s 2024 season debut was delayed to June 19 because of nerve irritation and edema in his right elbow. He went 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 17 starts for New York and then was 1-0 with a 2.17 ERA in five postseason starts.
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Cole went for tests after allowing a pair of home runs in his second spring training start this year, against Minnesota on March 6.
“I had trouble bending my elbow. I had trouble moving my arm the next day,” he said. “So I had a pretty good feeling we were in some deep mud.”
His need for surgery was clear when he met with ElAttrache.
“I sat down in front of the computer and I saw it,” Cole said.
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