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- Updated: September 13, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Gerrit Cole’s star-crossed season is over. The Pirates decided Tuesday to shut down the right-hander for the rest of the season and placed him on the 60-day disabled list due to right elbow inflammation.
Cole returned from the disabled list Monday and started against the Phillies, but he clearly was not back to being himself. Admittedly “uncomfortable” on the mound, the right-hander gave up five runs on four hits and a career high-tying four walks in two innings. The inflammation and discomfort persisted, so Pittsburgh decided the only option remaining was to end Cole’s season and begin resting for next year.
“I’m disappointed. There’s just not enough time to recover,” Cole said Tuesday. “I’m disappointed I’m not out there to help the team. That’s the one thing I’ve been fighting for all season, to try to be able to …
