TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Boone headed from the Yankees dugout to his manager’s office after Wednesday’s spring training game at Steinbrenner Field, a 9-4 loss to the Red Sox.
Seeing beat writers waiting in a hallway, Boone said, “Come on in guys.”
“No, not yet,’ PR man Jason Zillo told Boone before huddling with the manager for a few minutes to fill him in on the New York Post’s in-game post that staff ace Gerrit Cole will be sidelined one-to-two months minimum with a right elbow injury.
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Boone verified the Post reporting that Cole was headed to Los Angeles to meet with famed baseball surgeon Neal ElAttrache for a second opinion on his elbow, but continuously stated the Yankees still aren’t completely sure what they’re dealing with.
“We’re still in the gathering of information (stage) and then everyone’s got to weigh in to determine what exactly we have,” Boone said.
Cole had an MRI on Monday, then a CT scan and X-rays on Tuesday. More tests are scheduled for Thursday.
So far, tests haven’t revealed an UCL tear, which would be repaired by Tommy John surgery and sideline Cole probably until the summer of 2025.
Boone, however, said the Yankees don’t know for sure if Cole’s elbow has a tear.
“I think when you’re putting all of these things together, I can’t answer that,” he said. “Any time you start taking pictures of any part of the body or the elbow, it’s not always clear on first look or second look. That’s why you do a lot of different tests to try and get the best possible diagnosis you have.”
Because the testing is ongoing, Tommy John surgery can’t be ruled out.
“I have no idea,” Boone said. “We’re not withholding anything. If we had information — ‘OK, here’s the diagnosis, here’s the course of action’ — We’ll give that to you. We don’t have that yet.”
Boone didn’t know how Cole mentally is dealing with having an arm injury for the first time…
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