Gerrit Cole, slated to be the starting pitcher for Game 1, was present as an 11-year-old fan at the 2001 World Series when New York faced the Arizona Diamondbacks. He brought the same sign he held ...

325 with 57 home runs in his magical regular season, had been struggling all World Series, with 11 strikeouts in 24 at-bats. He had hit a two-run homer in Game 1 but had been unable to pull ...