New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings during the Yanks' intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday.
Cole spoke with reporters about the outing after leaving the game:
His performance followed a five-inning, one-hit, six-strikeout stat line five days earlier in another intrasquad scrimmage.
Cole, who signed with the Yankees this offseason after striking out an MLB-high 326 batters in 2019 with the Houston Astros, is scheduled to start in the Bronx Bombers' Opening Day game at the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals on July 23.