NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 18: Gerrit Cole pose for a photo at Yankee Stadium during a press conference at Yankee Stadium on December 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Suzyn Waldman’s National Anthem on Friday was the culmination of a promise to Yankees starter Gerrit Cole.
Gerrit Cole’s Yankees journey has been a long time coming. Even though he only arrived in December of 2019, the more you hear, the more it seems like he’s been preparing to put on the pinstripes since he arrived in the league (after spurning the Yanks’ overtures in the 2008 Draft).