Gerrit Cole Biography

Gerrit Cole is one of the best pitchers of his generation. Cole spent three seasons at UCLA before being selected with the top overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He debuted in the majors two years later, winning his first four starts and National League Rookie of the Month honors. Cole became instrumental in helping the Pirates reach the postseason three straight years. He was selected to his first All-Star team in 2015 and finished the year with a 19-8 record, 2.60 ERA and 202 strikeouts. Cole was traded to the Houston Astros prior to the 2018 season and started having even more success. He went to the All-Star Game in each of his first two seasons. In 2019, Cole went 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts. He led the American League in ERA and all of baseball in strikeouts. That same year, Cole helped the Astros reach the World Series. Following his success in Houston, he signed with the New York Yankees prior to the 2020 season.

Book Gerrit Cole for your Next Event

Disclaimer: AthleteSpeakers assists companies seeking to hire talent like Gerrit Cole for speaking engagements, virtual meetings, appearances, product endorsements, and business sanctions. Our speakers bureau does not claim to exclusively represent Gerrit Cole. Our booking agency can help with finding an athlete or sports celebrity that aligns with your upcoming events date, location, and budget. When an organization request booking details for a celebrity like Gerrit Cole, we work closely with the client to make sure the proposed dates does not interfere with the requested athletes schedule. We then confirm the sports celebrity fee based on the details of the request. The fees listed on the speaker profile are rough estimates based on the previous market rate for the talent. Our team then works with Gerrit Cole's agent, manager or assistant on the booking request. For parties interested in hiring Gerrit Cole, we recommend filling out the booking request form so our booking agents can help with making your next event a success.