{"id":196321,"date":"2026-04-14T02:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196321\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:28:18","slug":"gerrit-cole-carlos-rodon-nearing-next-steps-toward-yankees-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196321\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon nearing next steps toward Yankees returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the next steps have not been officially decided, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rod\u00f3n appear to be nearing rehab assignments.<\/p>\n<p>Cole threw 42 pitches over three approximated innings during a simulated game Sunday in Hudson Valley. Rod\u00f3n completed three \u201cinnings\u201d over 50 pitches during a live batting practice in The Bronx on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Both are expected to pitch again in five days, manager Aaron Boone said Monday, though the club had not decided whether that meant another simulated session or whether they would be ready to begin their climbs through the minors.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.45042493;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39077728\" width=\"856\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-08-26-new-york-125273570.jpg\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole in the New York Yankees dugout.\" class=\"wp-image-39077728\"  \/>Yankees\u2019 Gerrit Cole in the dugout. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Cole, who underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2025, has been checking off boxes and seems just about ready to begin stretching out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStamina was good,\u201d Cole said of his simulated game before the Yankees hosted the Angels. \u201cPitches are fine right now. They\u2019re good \u2014 being a little nitpicky. But everything\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rod\u00f3n also \u201clooks good,\u201d Boone said. Rod\u00f3n had been on the verge of a rehab assignment before feeling tightness in a hamstring two weeks ago, which prompted the Yankees to pause his progression. After Monday\u2019s session, Rod\u00f3n ran sprints in the outfield.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.47338129;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39077733\" width=\"869\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/new-york-yankees-pitcher-carlos-120987700.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees pitchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rod\u00f3n walking on a field at spring training.\" class=\"wp-image-39077733\"  \/>Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole #45, (left) and New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rod\u00f3n #55, throwing on a back field as pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Presuming continued health with Cole and Rod\u00f3n, the Yankees would have rotation decisions to make if both return in May or June. Luis Gil began his year in the minors and probably needs to pitch his way to a more permanent spot, while Will Warren has been mostly dependable, though might not have the ceiling that Ryan Weathers possesses.<\/p>\n<p>The group \u2014 down two front-of-the-rotation arms plus Clarke Schmidt \u2014 has been excellent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought we\u2019ve got off to a great start,\u201d Cole said. \u201cA lot of attacking the strike zone. When we haven\u2019t, we\u2019ve paid the price a little bit. But we\u2019ve been able to minimize. We\u2019ve kept ourselves in the ballgame so far every game this year. \u2026 A lot of encouraging signs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although the next steps have not been officially decided, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rod\u00f3n appear to be nearing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5311,22383,20,9,11,10,321,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-196321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-carlos-rodon","9":"tag-gerrit-cole","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-news","14":"tag-new-york-yankees","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}