Gerrit Cole's sons Caden and Everett enjoy their time at father's alma mater UCLA

Gerrit Cole returned to his alma mater the University of California, Los Angeles' baseball team's alumni weekend. Before turning a professional in the world of MLB, Cole pitched for three years with the UCLA Bruins where he would lead them to a College World Series appearance.

On his Instagram, Gerrit Cole celebrated the Bruins alumni weekend with his family. In the post, he shared a snap of himself with his wife Amy and sons Caden and Everett at the ground. In a subsequent video, the latter two could be seen swining bats. Caden, the elder son struck a ball and was even running bases. The final snap of the post contained an adorable picture of Everett with a ball and bat in each hand.

Amy, who herself shares regular snaps from the family's daily life made an Instagram post on her profile. She included more wholesome pictures with her two sons and the carousel also featured her mother, Lynn Crawford, and UCLA Baseball coach, Niko Gallego.

Gerrit Cole's contributions to UCLA Bruins success

Growing up in California, Gerrit Cole slowly made a name for himself as one of the best pitchers in the school leagues. After graduating from Orange Lutheran High School, he was picked by the New York Yankees in the 2008 MLB Draft but instead chose to go to college with UCLA.

In 2009, in just his freshman year Gerrit Cole was given the responsibility of becoming UCLA's regular Friday night starter. In his sophomore year, Cole along with Trevor Bauer and Danny Hutlzen led the team to becoming the second-best club in all of college baseball. They made their way to the College World Series where they were beaten by the South Carolina Gamecocks.

In 2011 in his junior year, Gerrit Cole was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the first overall pick in the MLB Draft. Before Cole, the Bruins' previous highest pick was Tim Leary that came in the year 1979. After his pick, the future Cy Young winner opened up about his decision to join UCLA for college.

“I feel like it was the correct decision,” Cole had said. “I wanted to be a Bruin and go to the College World Series and win the Pac-10. We really wanted to instill a new tradition. I have no regrets. I enjoyed my time there, and I enjoyed school.”

Cole was made a member of the 2022 UCLA Bruins Hall of Fame. After stints with Pirates and Astros in the MLB, Cole finally made his way back to Yankees. He is currently the team's ace and will be gunning to go for the 2025 season.