My Take
Okay, I'll admit it: I love watching Gerrit Cole pitch. There's something about a 6'5" guy planting himself on the mound and just daring you to hit his fastball that feels almost old-fashioned, like a heavyweight who only throws haymakers. The Newport Beach surf-town origin story versus that grim, all-business intensity on the rubber is a fun contradiction to me. UCLA arm, Pittsburgh, then those filthy years in Houston, and finally cashing the big check in pinstripes, where he absolutely earned that 2023 Cy Young. He's not a flashy showman; he's a craftsman who out-prepares everybody and grinds hitters down with cold precision. That quiet, relentless competitiveness is exactly the kind of ace I find easy to root for.
Overview
Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the baseball team at Orange Lutheran High School and was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gerrit Cole
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲリット・コール
- Reading
- げりっと・こーる
- Born
- September 8, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Newport Beach, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Orange Lutheran High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star
- 2023 Cy Young Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.