Alright, you gotta hear about this. New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the guy with the Cy Young on his shelf, had an absolute nightmare start against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. I’m talking about a full-on, jaw-dropping meltdown right out of the gate. He didn’t just give up a couple of hits, he got absolutely lit up for three straight home runs to kick off the game. Seriously, three bombs, one after another, to open the damn game. It’s almost unbelievable, but it happened.
The Unwanted Record That Only Cole Holds
Imagine being an MLB pitcher, an ace, and you know you’re in the history books for something no one else has ever done. Sounds cool, right? Well, not this time. Cole just solidified his spot in the record books for all the wrong reasons. He’s now the *only* pitcher in the entire history of Major League Baseball to give up three consecutive home runs to start a game, and get this, he’s done it *multiple times*. Multiple times! Most guys go their whole career without that happening once, and Cole’s pulled off this unenviable feat more than once. That’s a statistic that’s gonna haunt his highlights reel for years, trust me. It’s shocking, it’s brutal, and it puts a serious spotlight on what went wrong on Sunday. You gotta wonder what was going through his head after that second, then third, ball left the yard. Talk about a gut punch to begin your outing.
A Cy Young Winner’s Resume Takes an Unexpected Hit
We’re not talking about some rookie here, or a journeyman pitcher trying to find his footing. This is Gerrit Cole! The dude’s got a Cy Young Award, he’s known for a tremendous career, for being that dominant force on the mound that teams pay big money for. His resume, up until now, has been pretty much sparkling. He’s been consistently one of the best in the game, an absolute top-tier talent. That’s what makes this “bad kind of history” even more jarring. It’s like finding a massive, ugly blotch on a meticulously crafted masterpiece. This isn’t just a bad outing; it’s a “stain on his resume” that’ll be forever linked to his name. It’s a tough pill to swallow for any player, especially when you’ve achieved so much in the sport. You want your legacy to be about the wins, the strikeouts, the awards, not the times you made the wrong kind of history.
What’s next for Cole? You know he’s gotta shake this off fast. This kind of start can mess with a pitcher’s head, even an ace. He’s got to come back with fire, because this is definitely going to be a talking point around the league, and he’ll be feeling the pressure to prove that Sunday was just a bizarre anomaly, not a sign of something more.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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