When Gerrit Cole’s elbow began appearing up final spring, he ventured to Los Angeles for a go to with Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Historical past repeated itself on Monday, as Aaron Boone instructed the YES Community that Cole is in Los Angeles for one more session with the famed surgeon. The journey follows a Sunday evening report from The Athletic’s Jim Bowden that mentioned Tommy John surgical procedure has already been advisable for Cole.
“Just getting all the eyes on it and everyone to weigh in,” Boone mentioned because the Yankees hosted an exhibition recreation towards the Tigers. “We’ll make the best decision from there.
“If he does have to go get surgery, hopefully that’s something that serves us well in the long haul instead of if he’s compromised at all or in a tough situation. The reality is Gerrit still has a lot of pitching in front of him in his career.”
Boone added that Cole’s harm is “not a death sentence” for the Yankees, although Tommy John surgical procedure would imply the top of Cole’s season and a Cy Younger-sized gap within the rotation.
Cole, who started feeling soreness after beginning towards the Twins final Thursday, went by means of an analogous sequence of occasions final spring, feeling his elbow bark and present process preliminary testing earlier than assembly up with ElAttrache. Final 12 months’s harm solely turned out to be elbow irritation and edema, and Cole made his season debut in mid-June following a interval of relaxation, although he didn’t additionally appear to be his elite self after returning.
