As Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole reported to Tampa for 2023 MLB spring training on Thursday, he was very candid in his thoughts about the franchise being swept by the Astros in the ALCS to end the 2022 season.
“We got waxed,” Cole said. “So anytime you get waxed, it doesn’t feel good, whether you’re going to the salon or you’re on the baseball field.”
Cole allowed three earned runs in Game 3 of the ALCS before Houston ended the series in Game 4 with a 6–5 victory and went on to win their second World Series title. Prior to the ’22 campaign, the Astros defeated the Yankees in the ’17 and ’19 ALCS. The Yankees have not made a World Series appearance since ’09.
