Devin Williams talks his changeup, learning from Gerrit Cole, his perception of the team since joining the Yankees and more

The southpaw threw 31 of his 49 pitches for strikes, with 29 of his offerings being four-seam fastballs and sinkers. Fried is penciled in to join Gerrit Cole atop the Yankees' rotation after signing an eight-year contract with New York during the offseason.

Will Warren has pitched well this spring but the Yankees can't expect him or anybody else to make up for the loss of their ace.

Gerrit Cole won the American League Cy Young Award in 2023 and missed part of the 2024 season due to elbow troubles.

If the Yankees are going to be able to withstand their recent injury news, their younger pitchers will have to be front and center.

Gerrit Cole's season is over, now that he is headed for Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees will have to find a way to replicate the production of a Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, someone who is likely to one day make a speech on induction day in Cooperstown.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday. The Yankees said the 34-year-old righthander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.

The Yankees said the 34-year-old right-hander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ head team physician, will operate.

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is meeting with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles Monday, manager Aaron Boone said on YES Network. Cole underwent an MRI on his pitching elbow after allowing six runs in his most recent start and said he was "concerned" about the results, driving him to get a second opinion.

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The New York Yankees have gotten more bad news on the injury front. Gerrit Cole has been urged to undergo Tommy John surgery.