A day after Aaron Boone stated Gerrit Cole is certain for a Cy Young Award and the Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball handed the pitcher a timelier honor.
Cole and Diamondbacks’ ace Zac Gallen gained the American and National League Player of the Week Awards on Monday, the league introduced. Cole earned the award for the second time in his profession, the opposite coming whereas he performed for the Astros in 2019.
The final Yankees pitcher to win the award was Corey Kluber in May 2021. He did so after throwing a no-hitter.
Cole didn’t do this this previous week, however the righty did go 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA, seven hits, three walks and 13 strikeouts over two begins and 16 innings towards the Guardians and Twins.
On Tuesday, Cole rebounded from a bumpy first inning and held Cleveland to 2 runs and 5 hits throughout a blowout Yankees win at Progressive Field. He walked two and struck out three.
The Twins, in the meantime, couldn’t contact Cole on Sunday, when he restricted Minnesota to 2 hits throughout a whole sport shutout. The gem additionally included 10 strikeouts and only one stroll as Cole improved to 4-0 with a 0.95 ERA.
Afterward, the five-time All-Star’s supervisor predicted {hardware} and Cooperstown are in Cole’s future.
“He’s gonna get one, maybe more,” Boone stated Sunday of the Cy Young Award. “He’s gonna be in that conversation every year and has been now for a number of years. So he’s in a great place right now and [I] look forward to seeing him going back out there in a few days.”
Sunday marked Cole’s twenty third sport with double-digit strikeouts as a Yankee, tying Ron Guidry for the franchise document. Cole additionally turned the primary Yankees pitcher in historical past to document a sub-1.00 ERA and at the least 30 strikeouts by way of his first 4 appearances of a season since earned runs turned an official stat in 1913.
Gallen, in the meantime, is coming off two stellar begins of his personal. He totaled 13.2 innings towards the Brewers and Marlins with out permitting a run. The righty additionally stored his opponents to 5 hits and one stroll whereas hanging out 18.
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