WAPPINGERS FALLS \u2013 New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole, who missed the entire 2025 Yankees major league season following Tommy John surgery, is scheduled to pitch for the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Minor League Yankees affiliate, tonight (Thursday).<\/p>\n
Cole\u2019s last major league pitch was in 2024, when he finished 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 95 innings in 17 starts before going under the knife. Cole was the AL Cy Young Award Winner in 2023 after finishing 15-4 with a 2.63 ERA and 222 strikeouts in 209.0 IP across 33 starts.<\/p>\n
The Yankees ace began his rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset team last week, throwing 4.1 innings against Reading.\u00a0 The 35-year-old was placed on the 15-day injured list on March 25, and his appearance tonight at Heritage Financial Park has been a boost to ticket sales for the Renegades, according to team officials.<\/p>\n
Originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the first overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the Yankees signed Cole as a free agent on December 18, 2019. With the Yankees, Cole has gone 59-28 with a 3.12 ERA and 915 strikeouts over 759.0 IP and 125 starts. The six-time MLB All-Star has an MLB career 153-80 record, 3.18 ERA, and 2251 strikeouts in 1954.0 IP over 317 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013-17), Houston Astros (2018-19), and the Yankees (2020-present).<\/p>\n
Another Yankees ace, lefty pitcher Carlos Rodon, 33, has not pitched in the majors this year and is returning to Heritage Financial Park to toss a few innings on Friday.\u00a0 It is his second rehab appearance, pitching for the Renegades<\/a>. In 2023, at Heritage Financial Park, Rodon pitched 3.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts against the Wilmington Blue Rocks.<\/p>\n He is a 3-time MLB All-Star and has finished in the top six in Cy Young Award voting three times, including in 2026. Across 11 MLB seasons, Rodon has a 93-72 record with a 3.73 ERA and 1,409 strikeouts in 1282.0 innings in 231 games (226 starts). He made one rehab start with the Renegades in 2023, throwing 3.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts against the Wilmington Blue Rocks.<\/p>\n Rodon was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the third overall pick of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. The Yankees signed him as a free agent on November 6, 2022. He has also pitched with the Chicago White Sox (2015-21), San Francisco Giants (2022), and the Yankees (2023-present). With the Yankees, Rodon has gone 37-26 with a 4.00 ERA and 462 strikeouts over 434.2 IP and 79 starts.<\/p>\n