Gerrit Cole reported to the New York Yankees spring training site this week, along with many of his other freshly-shaven teammates. Cole is entering his sixth season with the Yankees, but for a few brief days last November that was in question.

Max Fried and Gerrit Cole are two very different pitchers on the mound but alike in their talent and drive to succeed.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has already hit it off with new teammate Max Fried, who will join him atop starting rotation for years to come.