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TAMPA \u2014 The next time Gerrit Cole pitches, he will likely be making his spring debut.<\/p>\n
But on Sunday, before the Yankees hosted the Tigers, Cole was on a backfield facing Aaron Judge and other teammates to get his work in across three innings of live batting practice while building his pitch count up to 45.<\/p>\n
And, as he did on Friday during his bullpen session, Cole had one of his childhood heroes watching from behind the mound, Roger Clemens, who is in camp as a guest instructor.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d Cole said Sunday. \u201cIt\u2019s really great. \u00c1lex [Rodr\u00edguez] was in the house the other day, too. It\u2019s good vibes.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Clemens] had some advice after the pen the other day on some of the mechanics, some of the fine-tuning. But so far he really liked the foundation. It\u2019s gotta get better, but it\u2019s in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole said he planned to talk to Clemens at some point about how he was able to pitch into his 40s, though the Yankees ace is guessing it had a lot to do with his good mechanics and fluid movements.<\/p>\n
For now, Cole is focused on getting ready for his age-34 season, and Sunday\u2019s live session represented the latest step in that pursuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cFelt good,\u201d Cole said. \u201cIt was a good day\u2019s work, hit the pitch count, threw some good velocity up there, threw a lot of strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole typically throws at least four live batting practices before getting into game action, and Sunday marked his fourth. <\/p>\n
Last year, he only got into one game before being sidelined with elbow nerve irritation, but the early signs this spring in how he is bouncing back between outings has been encouraging.<\/p>\n
\u201cReally held his stuff throughout, which I think he wanted to do, and not necessarily having to reach for it,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cHe was routinely [9]4, [9]5 and [9]6 with the heater, good profile to it. Secondary was sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole did give up some loud contact to Judge, who he said looked \u201chitterish\u201d while swinging away early and often. <\/p>\n
But the former Cy Young indicated he relishes the challenge of facing the two-time MVP.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done this for a long time, I\u2019ve seen my fair share of line drives and gotten my fair share of line drives, so there\u2019s always that uncertainty with guys who can just really hit the ball so hard,\u201d Cole said with a laugh. \u201cSo that\u2019s not comfortable. But it\u2019s fun to compete against him and then to be able to talk about him afterwards, that\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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