“I said the f-word a lot and I kind of just blacked out,“ Cole said about the mound meeting. New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole reacts after striking out Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez to end a baseball game, Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Houston. Houston manager Dusty Baker said Cole reminded him of a certain Hall of Famer as he closed it out. Cole berated Boone when he got to the mound, shouting that he wanted to face Alvarez. Boone relented, Cole punched out Alvarez on three pitches and then the Yankees All-Star let out an enormous holler.

Source: thestar July 11, 2021 02:46 UTC