The other franchise record watch: Gerrit Cole’s hunt for 249
With all eyes on the Judge, the Cole Train has been barreling towards a Yankees record that has stood for more than four decades. Early in the season, as the Yankees stormed out to not only MLB’s best record, but to one of the best starts in baseball history, talk about 1998’s franchise record for most wins in a season (114) was in danger of falling. Although a cool July and a cold August have considerably dampened those hopes, that pace set the stage for what has become the biggest narrative of the summer: the chase for history. Every Aaron…
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