Getty New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole Life served New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole some lemons early in 2025. So he decided to make a heaping pitcher of lemonade.   After declining an early opt-out option early in the offseason, Cole approached season six of his nine-year, $324 million contract eager to do his part to get the Yankees back to the World Series.   The American League Cy Young Award winner in 2023, Cole had missed the first half of 2024 with elbow inflammation but returned