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Gerrit Cole blamed for hurting Yankees' chase for Dodgers' $325 million postseason ace

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is recovering from his Tommy John surgery, but recently found himself blamed for the team's output in closing Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is coming off pitching two complete games in the postseason.

MLB insider Jon Heyman dropped a bombshell Sunday night, reporting what bothered the Yankees from signing Yamamoto, who inked a 12-year, $325 million deal with the Dodgers in free agency before the 2024 season.

The Yankees were there for Yamamoto till $300 million, but they didn't match the Dodgers' winning bid because of the following reasons (via Heyman):

1) They thought $300M was the right offer

2) They didn’t believe anyo

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