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Cole Hamels: ‘A Spring Training invite is no risk, all reward’

Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported earlier this week that future Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Famer Cole Hamels is hopeful to pitch in 2023, despite pitching just 3 1/3 innings in the majors over the last three seasons.

The former World Series MVP confirmed as much in an excellent conversation with Dan Gelston of The Associated Press.

“A Spring Training invite is no risk, all reward,” Hamels said. “If you start me out in February, I’ll be ready by April 1. Or I’ll know exactly I can’t do it, and I will be the first one to admit, nope, I had a great career.