Yankees’ Gerrit Cole not happy with Opening Day delay for Billy Crystal’s first pitch

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is seemingly not a Billy Crystal fan – at the least not on Friday.

The four-time MLB All-Star appeared visibly annoyed throughout Friday’s Opening Day festivities when the beginning of the sport towards the Boston Crimson Sox was delayed by 4 minutes as actor and director Billy Crystal took to the sector to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

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“Let’s go! Let’s go!” Cole may very well be seen yelling from the dugout.

Cole opened the sport with a four-pitch stroll and the Crimson Sox led 3-0 on Rafael Devers’ two-run homer and J.D. Martinez’s RBI double earlier than Cole acquired a single out. 

“Robust settling in,” he mentioned after the sport, by way of Yahoo Sports activities. “Clearly, the primary 4 pitches had been not likely aggressive, after which actually acquired burned on a pair fairly good fastball places within the first. They put some fairly nice swings on it. Happily, we had been capable of settle in after that and provides us an opportunity to win.”

When requested in regards to the four-minute delay, Cole defined his frustrations. 

“That was an unexpected problem. Festivities acquired slightly away from the schedule.”

Maybe it was opening day jitters. 

Actor Billy Crystal throws out the primary pitch previous to the beginning of the sport between the New York Yankees and the Boston Crimson Sox at Yankee Stadium on April 8, 2022, in New York Metropolis.

Josh Donaldson’s walk-off win within the eleventh inning – New York’s first on opening day since 1957, lifted the Yankees over the Boston Crimson Sox 6-5.

The Related Press contributed to this report.