Bleacher Report · Oct 25, 2021
Report: Yankees' Gerrit Cole Confronted Brett Gardner Over Foreign Substance Joke
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole reportedly got into a heated confrontation with teammate Brett Gardner after the longtime Yankees outfielder attempted to make light of MLB's sticky substance ban for pitchers.
Bob Klapisch of NJ Advance Media reported Gardner attempted to make light of MLB's midseason ban by walking around the clubhouse with a heavily pine-tarred bat. Cole, who was suspected to be among several pitchers who relied on Spider Tack and other foreign aids, became incensed and confronted Gardner.
The situation eventually resulted in Cole apologizing to Gardner, who is seen as a clubhouse leader and is by far the senior-most member of the Yankees clubhouse.