PITTSBURGH — It’s been five years, but apparently a piece of Gerrit Cole’s heart is still connected to this place. The Yankees ace was nostalgic Tuesday afternoon when he met with writers that covered him back when he was the Pirates ace.
“It’s a pretty special feeling. Amy and I were kind of walking around town the other day with Caden and it’s just kind of surreal,” Cole said of his wife and son. “You know the last time we left we felt like we were just kids and now we have a 2-year old.”
Cole was one of three former Pirates returning to PNC Park for the first time for this two-game interleague series against the Pirates. Jameson Taillon and Clay Holmes were here more recently. Taillon was starting Tuesday night’s game and Holmes talked about how excited he was to see the people that he worked with here.
