New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will return to the rotation and make his season debut on Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, according to manager Aaron Boone.
The Yankees have gotten out to a league-best 50-24 start, posting the best run differential in baseball at plus-124. That may have been all the Yankees needed to see to know that their ace was ready to re-join the rotation.New York was already the favorite to win the American League before the news that Cole would return was announced, but its case to win it all is undoubtedly stronger if the six-time All-Star is healthy.The Yankees are currently second in the odds to win the World Series at +500, behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers at DraftKings.Based on implied probability, New York has a 16.