Gerrit Cole to Make Season Debut for Yankees on Friday
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole returns to the mound this Friday for his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, marking his season debut.
Jorge Castillo May 19, 2026, 04:39 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48819058/yankees-ace-gerrit-cole-make-season-debut-friday)._
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