The reigning World Series champions introduced their newest addition Wednesday, as longtime Pirates ace Gerrit Cole donned an Astros uniform for the first time in an introductory press conference.
"It's tremendously exciting," said Cole on Wednesday about the moment he found out he was headed to Houston. "I was at a friend's at the time for a birthday weekend, and it was a really good phone call to receive. I don't think I could ask for anything better than to come to the reigning champions."
Houston acquired Cole, 27, from the Pirates in a deal completed Saturday in which right-handers Michael Feliz and Joe Musgrove and the Astros' Nos.