There were no tickets available for Sunday’s power vs. power showdown of Aaron Judge against Gerrit Cole, because none were sold. With the Yankees stars under long-term contracts and expected to play the rest of their careers in pinstripes,

And, as he did on Friday during his bullpen session, Cole had one of his childhood heroes watching from behind the mound, Roger Clemens, who is in camp as a guest instructor. “It was awesome,” Cole said Sunday. “It’s really great. Álex [Rodríguez] was in the house the other day, too. It’s good vibes.

The Yankees obviously have Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. preparing for the regular season. All are established All-Stars, with Judge fresh off his second AL MVP in three seasons.

Gerrit Cole, the New York Yankees' ace, is energized for the upcoming season, inspired by the mentorship of baseball legends Roger Clemens and Alex Rodriguez. Cole recently impressed in a live batting practice session,

TAMPA, Fla. — Dodgers right-hander Joe Kelly is at again, taking shots at Gerrit Cole for the embarrassing fielding mistake that doomed the Yankees in the World Series.

“The only information we were offered, from (Yankees general manager Brian) Cashman, was that we’re not trying to look like Duck Dynasty. No diss against Duck Dynasty. You’re grinding in the woods all the time, you don’t really have another option. But that was the only clarification we got.”

There were a couple of mornings during the offseason when Gerrit Cole woke up in the unfamiliar role of free agent, available to all suitors after having opted out of his Yankees contract. Yet the right-hander always expected to be right here,