New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole did not appreciate Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Daniel Vogelbach‘s perceived theatrics after a first-inning home run during New York’s 8–4 win at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday night.
Vogelbach crushed a Cole fastball, flipped his bat and then admired the towering, two-run shot to right field before slowly trotting around the bases as Cole looked on with an expression of both amusement and annoyance.
After the game, the Yankees ace sarcastically commented on the Blue Jays slugger enjoying a home run in a spring training exhibition, making it clear to reporters that he would remember this occurrence, per Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch.
