New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is a a huge Harry Styles fan and MLB fans are in splits. The Yankees have a post game playlist to play and some legend allegedly played LMFAO's "Shots," after a recent victory. Cole, though, wasn't having it and shifted to Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar." He then praised himself for the choice and referred to Styles as the "f***ing GOAT."Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today33712Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZf"Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today" - Eric HubbsMLB fans are here for Cole's music choice and are calling him: Gerrit Cole on Harry Styles by u/MattO2000 in baseball "A man of the people" Gerrit Cole on Harry Styles by u/MattO2000 in baseball "He's a hypebeast on the mound but off the field he's an adorable weirdo and I'm here for it."Other fans pointed out that Cole has great leadership skills:"Very shocking and even though I’m not a huge Harry guy, I love that Cole is letting his personality out more and being the leader this young team needs."Payton Lee@paytonlee10Very shocking and even though I’m not a huge Harry guy, I love that Cole is letting his personality out more and being the leader this young team needs twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today33712Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZfVery shocking and even though I’m not a huge Harry guy, I love that Cole is letting his personality out more and being the leader this young team needs twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…"Gerrit Cole is an icon this is absolutely the funniest thing I will read all day"Serena@nyyserenaGerrit Cole is an icon this is absolutely the funniest thing I will read all day twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today912Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZfGerrit Cole is an icon this is absolutely the funniest thing I will read all day twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…"GERRIT COLE I LOVE YOU FOR THIS"Ella SAW LOUIS ||saw Harry & Halsey fan acc@manicforwalls28GERRIT COLE I LOVE YOU FOR THIS twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/…Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today33712Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZfGERRIT COLE I LOVE YOU FOR THIS twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/…"King"excited-yankees-fan@psycho_NYY_fanKing twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today33712Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZfKing twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/…"My Ace!"him griffey jr.@AllenxCalMy Ace! twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/…Eric Hubbs@BarstoolHubbsCole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today33712Cole being a huge Harry Styles fan is not something I expected to read today😂 https://t.co/bUj1DYhzZfMy Ace! twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/…Yankees star Gerrit Cole hit a milestoneRecently Cole achieved a significant milestone by becoming the third-fastest pitcher in history to reach 2,000 strikeouts. Jorge Mateo of the Baltimore Orioles was fooled by him as he recorded his final strikeout of the evening.New York Yankees v Los Angeles DodgersCole is also the third-fastest pitcher in terms of innings pitched to strike out 2,000 hitters. In 1,714 2/3 innings, Cole struck out 1,000 times.MLB pitcher Cole had previously played for the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft, the Yankees picked Cole. Instead of signing, Cole chose to enrol at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played baseball for the UCLA Bruins in college.In September 2013, Cole was awarded the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month after making his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. He was selected as an MLB All-Star in 2015 and the National League Pitcher of the Month for April.