Yankees Dealt Update on Gerrit Cole Injury

Yankees Dealt Update on Gerrit Cole Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Gerrit Cole stunned fans back in March when he was unable to lift his right arm after an exhibition outing. Turned out he needed UCL reconstruction surgery to repair the torn ligament.

He underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2025 season. Cole is an ace pitcher for the Yankees. In 2024, he pitched 99 innings and was 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 99 strikeouts.

Fortunately, things are going in the right direction with Cole starting a throwing rehabilitation program Monday.

"Cole (Tommy John surgery) resumedplaying catch on Aug. 11. He is still anticipating a 14-month recovery, putting his expected return in May 2026," MLB.com reported.

"I felt really good today"

Gerrit Cole on beginning his throwing program: pic.twitter.com/BFIAPP6cry

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 11, 2025

After the drill, Cole expressed, "I felt really good today. ... It’s a big one, the first day throwing. I’ve been building up to it for a few weeks, so it’s nice to get outside and get it accomplished and have it go well.

“We have a good setup in California and good communication; I can upload my throwing program to the platform, so we’ll pretty much talk every day.”

Latest on Fernando Cruz, Ryan Yarbrough and Amed Rosario Injuries

Pitcher Fernando Cruz is expected to be back by the end of this month.

"Cruz (left oblique strain) is expected to make two or three Minor League rehab appearances before being activated later this month," MLB reported.

"[Pitcher Ryan] Yarbrough (right oblique strain) threw two simulated innings against live hitters on Aug. 10. The Yankees plan to build his pitch count to about 50 before activating him.

"The Yankees placed [outfielder Amed] Rosario on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 10 (retroactive to Aug. 9) with a sternoclavicular joint sprain in his left shoulder. He expects to miss the minimum amount of time."

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 12, 2025, where it first appeared.