MLB fans roast New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole for awkward start to locker room speech: "I need this dude off the team", "He’s literally me when I have to present a project"

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has certainly ruffled some feathers this year. Cole managed to break the single-season record for the most strikeouts in New York Yankees history. However, fans remain unsure about the ace. They have been given more food for thought via footage that emerged from the team's post-game talk after their loss to the Texas Rangers.

In the video, the Yankee locker room gathered as legend Ron Guidry called the clubhouse to congratulate Cole. Guidry originally owned the record for the most strikeouts in a single season for the Bronx squad with 248 before Cole surpassed him on Wednesday (October 5).

Cole was flattered by Guidry's commendation. However, the present-day Yankees ace fumbled on the introduction of his locker room speech after Guidry called.

The awkward situation drew flak from New York Yankees fans as they took to Twitter to express their sentiments.

The 32-year-old thanked his teammates for a job well done this season. He specifically mentioned catchers Jose Trevino and Kyle Higashioka for being with him every step of the way.

Some fans found humor in how Cole delivered his speech. One of them even tweeted:

The five-time All-Star is slated to start Game 2 of the American League Division Series for the Yankees. New York will battle against the winner of the Wild Card Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays.

New York Yankees drop their season-closer

With their sights set on the playoffs, the New York Yankees dropped the last game of their regular series campaign against the Texas Rangers 4-2. The two teams split the four-game regular season-ending series.

Rangers starter Glenn Otto pitched a respectable six innings, giving up only two runs on four base hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Domingo German, meanwhile, surrendered four runs on seven hits with six strikeouts for the Yankees.

All-Star Jose Trevino had a home run to show against his former squad. He finished the game going 2-for-4. Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim blasted a home run of his own and finished the game with the same stat line as Trevino.

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Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

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