NEW YORK —
Cole threw 45 pitches over 3⅓ scoreless innings for the Patriots on Tuesday night in the right-hander’s first game action since his only spring training start on March 1.
He was diagnosed then with nerve inflammation and edema and told to rest, and then began throwing bullpen sessions on May 4.
Cole is to make at least one more minor league start; on normal four days’ rest, he would pitch Friday. His earliest possible return to the Yankees would be the home series against Baltimore from June 18-20.
