40 Facts About Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.

Gerrit Cole played for the baseball team at Orange Lutheran High School, and was selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft.

Gerrit Cole opted not to sign, and instead attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.

Gerrit Cole made his MLB debut in 2013, and was named the National League Rookie of the Month in September 2013.

Gerrit Cole was named the NL Pitcher of the Month for April 2015, and an MLB All-Star in 2015.

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Gerrit Cole is a member of the 2022 class of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Gerrit Cole gained national attention while pitching for the varsity team in his junior year, as his fastball reached 94 miles per hour .

Gerrit Cole reached 96 miles per hour in a showcase for the best prep school talents, and close to 50 scouts attended the first game of his senior season.

Gerrit Cole was named the starting pitcher of the 2008 Orange County North–South All-Star Game.

Gerrit Cole was a member of the 2009 United States collegiate national baseball team and was named to the 2010 Collegiate National Team roster.

Gerrit Cole competed in the 2010 World University Baseball Championship.

Gerrit Cole recorded 16 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched for the Solar Sox and had a 3.

Gerrit Cole was selected to start the AFL Rising Stars game in November 2011.

Gerrit Cole started the 2012 season with the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, along with fellow starting pitcher Jameson Taillon, the Pirates' first selection in the 2010 MLB draft.

Gerrit Cole was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.

Gerrit Cole played for the Indianapolis Indians to start the 2013 season.

Gerrit Cole recorded his first career hit, a 2-run single with the bases loaded in his first career plate appearance.

Gerrit Cole became the fourth pitcher since 1920 to drive in 2+ runs and earn the win in his Major League debut.

Gerrit Cole is the first Pirate to start his career with wins in his first four starts since Nick Maddox in 1907.

Gerrit Cole was the fifth pitcher for any team to accomplish the feat in the past 40 years, joining Rich Gale of the 1978 Royals, Kaz Ishii of the 2002 Dodgers, Jered Weaver of the 2006 Angels and Scott Lewis of the 2008 Indians.

Gerrit Cole was voted the National League Rookie of the Month for September 2013.

Gerrit Cole started Game Two of the 2013 National League Division Series, going six innings allowing two hits, one earned run, and five strikeouts, and ultimately defeating the St Louis Cardinals.

Gerrit Cole was the Pirates' choice to start the 2015 National League Wild Card Game against the Chicago Cubs but took the loss after giving up four earned runs on six hits and a walk in five innings pitched.

Gerrit Cole was elected to his first American League All-Star appearance .

Gerrit Cole became the second pitcher to strikeout at least 12 hitters with no walks in the postseason, after Tom Seaver in the 1973 National League Championship Series.

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Gerrit Cole became the second-fastest pitcher to register 300 strikeouts in terms of innings pitched.

Gerrit Cole vastly reduced the number of two-seam fastballs he threw, threw more into the top of the strike zone, and increased the spin rate of his fastball.

Gerrit Cole became the first full-time starting pitcher in MLB history to average more than one and a half strikeouts per inning in a season.

Gerrit Cole finished second in voting for the 2019 Cy Young Award, behind Verlander with 159 points to Verlander's 171.

The contract allows Gerrit Cole to opt out and become a free agent again after the fifth year; however, if he attempts to do so, the Yankees can choose to prevent him from doing so by adding an additional year and $36 million to his contract, which would bring the total length and value of the contract to 10 years and $360 million.

Gerrit Cole became the first Major Leaguer in history to win three postseason games with 12 or more strikeouts.

Gerrit Cole finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting behind Robbie Ray.

Gerrit Cole became the first right-handed pitcher in New York Yankees history to lead all of MLB in strikeouts in a season that year.

Gerrit Cole is a power pitcher who features a four-seam and two-seam fastball that he regularly throws between 98 and 100 MPH, but has been clocked as high as 102 miles per hour in college.

Gerrit Cole grew up as a fan of the New York Yankees, as his father – raised in Syracuse, New York – passed down his affinity for the Yankees to his son.

Gerrit Cole attended the 2001 World Series, in which the Yankees took part.

Gerrit Cole held a sign that said "YANKEE FAN TODAY TOMORROW FOREVER", and a photograph shared by Newsday went viral in 2019 when news of his signing with the Yankees was reported.

Gerrit Cole brought the sign to his introductory press conference with the Yankees.

Gerrit Cole is married to Amy Crawford, a former UCLA softball player and the sister of San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford.

Gerrit Cole has a passion for cooking, and he and his wife have a blog where they discuss their favorite recipes.