Yanks’ Cole to have MRI on pitching elbow

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have an MRI on his pitching elbow, manager Aaron Boone said Monday.

The 33-year-old righthander has needed more recovery time than usual for this time of year, Boone said.

The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has made just one appearance this spring, allowing three runs on four hits in two innings against Toronto on March 1.

The Yankees open the regular season with a four-game series March 28-31 in Houston.

Cole was a unanimous selection for the Cy Young last season after going

15-4 and leading the league in ERA (2.63) and WHIP (0.98) while making 33 starts. He struck out 222 batters in 209 innings.

The six-time All-Star is 145-75 with a 3.17 ERA in 300 starts with Pittsburgh (2013-17), the Astros (2018-19) and the Yankees.

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Glasnow to start opener in South Korea: The L.A. Dodgers acquired Tyler Glasnow this winter confident he could become the next ace of their rotation.

When the team’s regular season begins in

South Korea next week, Glasnow will get a chance to start proving it.

Glasnow will be the Dodgers’ Opening Day starter, the team announced Monday, for its March 20 game against San Diego at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.

He will face veteran Padres right-hander Yu Darvish in the opener. Yoshinobu Yamamoto

will start the second game of the series against the Padres’ Joe Musgrove.

Glasnow, 30, will be asked to help anchor the pitching staff, after flashing tantalizing potential during his six-year stint with Tampa Bay — including a 27-16 record, a 3.20 ERA and one of the most highly touted pitching arsenals in the majors.

He will also be trying to stay healthy over a full campaign, having never logged more than 120 innings in a season thanks to a long list of injuries (including a Tommy John procedure in 2021) over his eight-year MLB career.

The Opening Day honor was just the latest reminder of Glasnow’s importance to the team, particularly this year as Yamamoto embarks on his transition from Japan and Walker Buehler works his way back from Tommy John surgery.

Newly signed Shohei Ohtani will hit but not pitch this season after having elbow surgery.