Cole breaks silence on yankees signing - 美國職棒

Gerrit Cole has arrived in NYC -- and here's the first video of the superstar
pitcher talking about his new team, his new $324 million deal ... and the
Yanks famous NO-BEARD policy!

The 29-year-old was swarmed by fans on the way into the Mandarin Hotel in New
York where he signed baseballs, posed for selfies and was super nice to the
media.

The questions were rapid-fire ... but here's the gist of it.

-- Cole says signing with the Yanks was a hard decision, which is shocking
considered he had 324 MILLION reasons to put pen to paper.

-- Cole explained why he's excited to be a part of one of the most storied
franchises in all of pro sports ... "The history. The fans. Competitiveness."

-- And, the beard ... that famous, beautiful beard? He seems to be coming to
terms with the fact it's a goner.

We asked Gerrit if he would try and keep his scruff or if he would embrace
the Yanks decades-long, clean-cut tradition.

"That's nuts," Cole said ... before saying he would "unfortunately" part ways
with his face-warmer. (At least that's what it sounded like he told us. It
was super loud.)

The Yankees' courtship of Cole has been one of the biggest stories in
baseball ... the guy had a ton of suitors in free agency these past few weeks
-- from the Yanks to the Dodgers to the Angels. Everyone was willing to throw
insane amounts of cash at him.

Of course, Cole ultimately landed with NY ... and despite him saying it
wasn't the easiest choice ever -- he added he's sure as hell happy he made it.

Cole's official welcome press conference is set for Tuesday -- so enjoy the
beard while you still can.

新聞連結：
https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/16/gerrit-cole-new-york-yankees-beard-policy-video

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從影片看來Cole 對於記者接二連三又煩人的問題真的滿有耐心的：

記者：Was it a hard desicion to come here?

Cole：Save your questions for the press conference.

記者：Are you excited to be a yankee?

Cole：Of course.

記者：What about being a yankee excites you?

Cole：What doesn't excite you?

記者：Are you ready for the pinstripe on?

Cole：Yes.(big smile)

記者：What about the beard? Will you keep it, or will you make it go?

Cole：It's nuts .(這邊有點沒聽清楚，以新聞內文來看他應該是得剃掉，但他有點捨不
得

記者：Haha, and I think it is a good look obviously, and I got one, too.

記者：What about the Yankees just excites you?

Cole：History, the fans, competitiveness.

最後 Cole 要離開時還大聲的說：Thank you for your times guys!

跟2005年 Randy Johnson 對記者的行為相比，Cole 真的親切很多。

https://twitter.com/_YoChill/status/1206741349451599874

影片中Johnson 面對記者的拍攝直接遮住鏡頭，並且說："Get out of my face. That's
all I ask."

但只能說紐約記者真的很煩人...


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