Gerrit Cole is officially back.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Tuesday that Cole will make his major league return on Friday against the Rays in The Bronx.
The 35-year-old missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Cole’s return provides a boost to a Yankees rotation that just lost lefty Max Fried to an elbow injury for approximately a month.
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