2023 was a dream year for the New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. The star pitcher won his first Cy Young Award ten years apart from his MLB debut. With this win, the 33-year-old affirmed his authority on the mound in a season filled with disappointments for his team. He added more to it with an All-MLB first-team inclusion that ended his year on a high and set the tone for the next year. However, it seems he is all alone in this after his son chose to adore a different swing.
Given that multiple sports are part of every athlete’s career during their childhood. From Derek Jeter to Aaron Judge, all have echoed this before making it big on the diamond. It seems Cole’s youngest son has joined the Yankees duo with some big boy’s move starting 1st January, showing his love for a new sport. What is that?
Son Everett Ditches Dad Gerrit Cole With a Love for Hockey With a Perfect Hit
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The association between Hockey and Baseball got a perfect representation after the NHL and MLB signed a digital partnership. It led to the Major League Baseball Advanced Media taking over operations of the NHL Network, establishing a connection between the two sports. Later, the partnership between NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and MLB great Derek Jeter affirmed this.
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However, this did not mean the contrasts to follow in the future, which is visible in Everett’s love for a different swing than his father. The same was revealed by Gerrit’s wife Amy, in her Instagram story with the caption “More of big bro’s toys,” indicating another steal from youngest Cole. Is the $324 million pitcher proud of it? Well, if his thoughts are synced from a month back, he certainly is but not for the reason, you may think.
Cole’s Wish That His Son Should Endure These Characteristics in the Future
Like a proud father, Cole wants to see his sons do well, starting from sports. However, they need to have some characteristics of his, according to MLB.com. It read, “The 33-year-old rattles off some of the character traits that he hopes his sons, 2-year-old Caden, and 8-month-old Everett, see in him: hard work, discipline, competitiveness, passion, effort, honesty, perseverance, respectfulness.”
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In the words of the Yankees star, these are “all the positive virtues of sports”. He reasoned that it helps to “learn to get along with your teammates and work hard and try something new; to deal with success and deal with failure.” Given that Everett did show these in his swing against the odds, Cole shall be a happy man. Isn’t it? What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.
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