Multimillionaire stars players like Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose more than 77% under a sliding-scale proposal by MBL teams that players found “extremely disappointing.”
Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren’t the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field. 65 players would earn at least $100,000 each game.
Yankees' pitcher Luis Severino needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2020 season. Severino was sidelined until the final weeks of the regular season last year.
Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record $324 million, nine-year deal. Cole’s contract surpasses Stephen Strasburg's deal with the Washington Nationals.
Top free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole was set to meet with New York Yankees officials in California. General manager Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone and new Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake made the trip to speak with the 29-year-old right-hander, a person familiar with the planning told The Associated Press...
Gerrit Cole, who dominated baseball most of this season, bouncing back from a Game 1 clunker to pitch the Astros to a 7-1 win Sunday night and a 3-2 lead.
Juan Soto's homer hit the train tracks above the left field wall as the Nationals tagged Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros 5-4 in the World Series opener.
Justin Verlander will follow Gerrit Cole and start Game 2 of the World Series for Astros against Nats on Wednesday and Zack Greinke will start for the Astros on Friday.