Yankees See Powerful Sign as Gerrit Cole’s Fastball Touches 97 in Key Comeback Test
TAMPA— The Yankees’ most significant morning moment wasn’t a Grapefruit League game. Not in front of supporters. The box score, scoreboard pressure, and crowded stands were absent. Instead, it happened quietly at Steinbrenner Field, where one radar gun number gave the team hope that its ace was returning. The speed was 96.9 mph. Gerrit Cole…

