As Opponents In 2021 Gerrit Cole, Josh Donaldson Had An Altercation As New York Played Minnesota! Now That Gerrit Cole, Josh Donaldson Are Teammates In New York Have They Worked Out Their Differences?
As opponents in 2021 Gerrit Cole, Josh Donaldson had an altercation as New York played Minnesota!
What was it?
Last June Major League Baseball crack down pitchers using foreign substances and then third base Josh Donaldson of Minnesota raised suspicion Gerrit Cole, questioning whether a recent drop in the ace's spin rate was linked to a report about minor leaguers being suspended for using illegal substances. According to Baseball Savant, Cole’s spin rate was down on on all his pitches, but most notably a 125-RPM decrease on his fastball.
Gerrit Cole’s response to Yankees Clubhouse reporter Meredith Marakovits was he is entitled to his opinion! As a member of the executive council, union my job is to facilitate communication about all things about the game were always available to talk to reach out if there needs to be clarification and what not.
“according to a video on mlb.com”
As the 2022 season gets underway with Spring Training in Tampa Florida Gerrit Cole, Josh Donaldson are teammates now because New York sent catcher Gary Sanchez, infielder Gio Urshela to Minnesota. With that in mind this question comes to mind. Now that Gerrit Cole, Josh Donaldson are teammates in New York have they worked out their differences?
They met in Aaron Boone’s office recently at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Florida!
Gerrit Cole and Josh Donaldson shook hands cleared the air in a brief and cordial exchange.
Josh Donaldson had this to say about settling his and Gerrit Cole’s differences about the altercation last season when he played for Minnesota!
He felt like it was a better idea to try and strike me out, which he did a few times,” Donaldson said. “At the end of the day, I’m happy to be on the same team and not have to strike out anymore.”
At the end of the day, we’re here to play baseball,“I think those guys in that clubhouse know from watching me, as a competitor, that I want to win baseball games. I think that they respect that.”
“according to Bryan Hoch’s article on mlb.com”