Cole showed off his health and his newest weapon in 3 ¹/₃ innings of a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays at Steinbrenner Field in which he allowed a run and three hits, hit one batter and struck out five. The righty was sharp, returned for a batter in the fourth inning because he was so efficient and finished with 46 pitches (including 33 strikes).

Yankees' ace Gerrit Cole tossed three sim innings and at one point gave up some hard contact to Aaron Judge (as you can hear). "It's fun to compete against him and be able to talk about it afterward.'' Cole lines up for his 2025 exhibition debut Friday,