{"id":550124,"date":"2026-02-02T07:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/550124\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:52:21","slug":"ny-yankees-establish-timeline-for-gerrit-cole-and-two-other-players-return-to-the-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/550124\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Yankees establish timeline for Gerrit Cole and two other players&#8217; return to the lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The New York Yankees are preparing for an upcoming season following a challenging offseason, during which they failed to secure significant signings aside from Cody Bellinger. The team recognizes the situation and is focusing its commitment on the current roster, despite injury concerns affecting key players such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/gerrit-cole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Gerrit Cole<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Cole, a seasoned veteran, missed last season due to an elbow injury. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Yankees<\/a> anticipate his return in the 2026 season. General Manager Brian Cashman disclosed the projected timeline for Cole\u2019s comeback to don the iconic Yankees pinstripes.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">According to Cashman, Cole is expected to rejoin the lineup in June, providing a substantial boost to the Yankees\u2019 pitching rotation and energizing the fanbase with his return.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Given this outlook, it\u2019s understandable why the Yankees remained relatively inactive in adding new talent during the offseason trade market. As the spring training camps approach, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/mlb-rumors-ny-yankees-exploring-world-serieslevel-lefty-reliever-after-dodgers-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">the Yankees might explore acquiring a World Series-caliber left-handed reliever, inspired by the Dodgers\u2019 success<\/a> in this area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gerrit-cole-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole\" class=\"h-auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mt-5 text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-normal\">Gerrit Cole at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Additional players expected to return to the Yankees lineup<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Cashman also addressed the potential returns of other roster members, Anthony Volpe and Carlos Rodon, emphasizing their importance for the upcoming season. The General Manager provided an anticipated timeline for their respective comebacks.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dodgers warn NY Yankees, NY Mets, and rest of MLB about young talent in 2026\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/dodgers-warn-ny-yankees-ny-mets-and-rest-of-mlb-about-young-talent-in-2026\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roki-sasaki-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Dodgers warn NY Yankees, NY Mets, and rest of MLB about young talent in 2026\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Dodgers warn NY Yankees, NY Mets, and rest of MLB about young talent in 2026<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Volpe and Rodon are projected to make their returns between April and early May, key reinforcements for manager Aaron Boone. Fans are hopeful that these players will be fully recovered, aiding the Yankees in a strong start to the regular season.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Meanwhile, anticipation builds as the Yankees\u2019 spring training camps approach. Several emerging names are expected to contend for spots on the 40-man roster, adding depth and strengthening the team for the season ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full mb-[5px] md:mb-[11px] text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary\">SurveyWill Cole comeback in a great fit to help the Yankees next season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"block md:hidden font-bold mb-[9px] text-articlePollText text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary tracking-normal\">Will Cole comeback in a great fit to help the Yankees next season?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/stovar\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tovar-Santiago.webp.webp\" alt=\"santiago tovar\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Santiago Tovar is a bilingual sports journalist who joined Bolavip US in 2024. With over seven years of experience, he has covered a diverse range of sports, including soccer, NFL, NBA, tennis, and Formula 1. Santiago has provided real-time coverage of major events such as the 2021 Women&#8217;s Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, and the Davis Cup qualifiers. Before joining Bolavip US, he worked at Kienyke.com and Redmas.com.co, where he developed strategies to highlight key sports moments across websites and social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees are preparing for an upcoming season following a challenging offseason, during which they failed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,2281,4,1690,62,2548,2547,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-550124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-yankees","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-gerrit-cole","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-yankees","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkyankees","15":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115999955313223411","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}