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Gerrit Cole explains why he chose to come to the New York Yankees

Last week, the New York Yankees made the largest free-agent acquisition of the entire offseason. After contributing a great deal of their focus to signing Gerrit Cole, they finally came to an agreement with the three-time All-Star. Cole signed a nine-year, $324 million deal with the Bombers.

Cole will receive his jersey and speak to the media on Wednesday, but TMZ already caught up with him on Monday. During the brief conversation, the most important free-agent target of this offseason explained why he chose to sign with the Yanks.

“The history.