Gerrit Cole has worn No. 45 throughout his major league career, but he may have to pay up to keep it when he joins the Yankees.
After the right-hander agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million deal late Tuesday night, Luke Voit joked on Twitter that Cole could have some competition for the number he wore in both Pittsburgh and Houston.
“@GerritCole45 Hey the number 45 jersey fits really weird and runs really big,’’ Voit, whose worn 45 in his two seasons with the Yankees after wearing No. 40 with the Cardinals, wrote on Wednesday.