TAMPA — Gerrit Cole fired fastballs in the upper 90s, sliders in the low 90s and even needed a few mph to sprint twice toward first base. The once — and the Yankees hope — future ace squeezed a lot into a 10-pitch 2026 spring debut Monday, including continuing the theme of this camp, which has been pretty much one piece of positive news after another.

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A team generally hopes for five spring outcomes:

1. No new injuries.

2. The players who are rehabbing stay on track.