MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 9: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees walks to the dugout before the start of the game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on June 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Gerrit Cole had a chance on Wednesday to do something the Yankees haven’t done in years: punch back against bulletin board material by strutting his stuff.
Usually, it’s the Yankees on the wrong side of a punking, watching the Rays and Red Sox self-motivate following some innocuous comments like Brett Gardner saying he doesn’t like Alex Cora.