“I miss playing”- Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opens up about dealing with elbow injury treatment

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 6, 2025, 07:56 IST

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New York Yankees' pitcher Gerrit Cole, recovering from elbow surgery undergone eight weeks ago, reports positive progress. No longer needing a brace, Cole is regaining arm mobility and feeling more involved with the team.

“I miss playing”- Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opens up about dealing with elbow injury treatment

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opens up about dealing with elbow injury treatment (Image Source: Getty)

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, who had to go through a difficult period in his life due to elbow surgery at least eight weeks ago, says he is now feeling better. Cole says he no longer wears a brace, is able to move his arm more, and isn’t scared of being bumped. He says his recovery is going well.

Gerrit Cole opens up about dealing with treatment for elbow injuries

From Sunday onwards, Gerrit Cole has been spending more time with the team and has been all the more involved. While interacting with reporters, Cole said:

“It starts out really dark and then you work your way closer to the light at the end of the tunnel. As we’re moving into this phase, I get to be involved and feel like I’m contributing a little more, which is probably good for my mental state [and] my heart.”

Cole had to undergo elbow surgery in March to fix a ligament. If his recovery goes well, he might be able to pitch again by next May. Gerrit Cole said:
“I hope it comes back, maybe like a fresh new set of tires, That’s the best hope. Just a pit stop that took a little longer than you had hoped for.”

Gerrit Cole’s focus on his recovery

Currently, Gerrit Cole has been working on small steps in his recovery. He’s out of his brace and building strength in his fingers and elbow. His only focus right now is to start throwing a baseball again in August, which will feel normal again. He said:
“It starts to go in August, Once you pick up the ball, you’re weeks away from getting off the mound. Then there’ll be a hiatus through the winter. Then it’ll start back up again.”
Further, he added:
“I never really did [think this day was coming], no, The odds were saying it was going to, yeah. I think it’s 2,100 innings or something. I had defeated the odds for so long. And the anatomy of the elbow had looked the way it did. So it was like, well, ‘It’s still working, so who’s to say that it can’t?’ But it did catch up to me.”
He said:
“But I miss playing, I miss competing.”
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