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Away from the ballpark action, New York Yankees’ star pitcher, Gerrit Cole, has gone trending online through a surfacing video. The Yankees are no longer in the race to lift the World Series. They were among the prime favorites to win the championship ring this season. But they faltered in the American League Championship Series and eventually got ousted.?

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Despite his team’s poor performance in the league championship, Cole has otherwise had an impactful season. He affected a humongous total of 257 strikeouts this year. Cole concluded the campaign with a 13-8 win-loss record, 3.50 ERA, and 1.02 WHIP.?

Nonetheless, now far from all the intense on-field competition, Cole got noticed amid spending quality time at home.?

Gerrit Cole: The father and a teacher?

A recent video of Gerrit Cole is creating some buzz across social media. Gerrit was getting the fireplace started. Alongside him was his son Caden learning the tricks to place the wood to burn. Gerrit taught Caden to put the chopped wooden logs properly on the stove.?

Seeing the video, the baseball followers poured in their reactions. While most fans got touched at heart, some expressed their disappointment at the Yankees’ exit. The Talkin’ Yanks network posted the video on their Twitter account quoting, “Gerrit Cole teaching Caden how to work the fireplace is the kind of offseason content we love.”?

One fan who appreciated the precious moment wrote, “Imagine having a Stud Pitcher who?s a family man and a Life Long Yankee Fan, and fans still boo him and act like he?s awful. Much respect to our Ace!”?

Whereas, a Yankees fan expressed his disappointment over the team’s league series defeat, by writing, “Off season content? was not something I thought we?d be seeing on October 27th.”?

A few more mixed reactions:?

 

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Therefore, as is always the case, not all got impressed by the heartwarming scenario between Gerrit and Caden.?

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However, the people who look forward to life beyond sporting performances visibly praised the valuable father-son bonding.?

A quick look at Gerrit Cole’s MLB career?

Cole made his MLB debut as the starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013. He also played for the Houston Astros, and finally joined the Yankees in 2020. Cole is a two-time All-Star player, who is yet to win a World Series championship despite his stellar records.?

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