What is Gerrit Cole's record against Brandon Crawford? Yankees ace is married to Giants veteran's sister Amy

Brandon Crawford and Gerrit Cole are surprisingly related. Crawford is married to Cole's sister Amy, making them brothers-in-law. The connection has yielded a lot of fodder whenever they match up.

In 20 plate appearances before the 2023 season, the last of which was back in 2018, Crawford was slashing .300/.300/.450. He clearly knew something that other batters didn't, as Cole has dominated MLB for a long time.

Crawford routinely bested him before 2018, but that was also before Cole really entered his prime. He dominated the world in 2018 and has been a dependable and fearsome ace since then with both the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.

Heading into their duel on Opening Day 2023, Crawford was 6-for-20 (.300) in his career against Cole.

On Opening Day 2023, Crawford was in the Giants' lineup as usual. On the mound opposite him for the Yanks was none other than Cole. This made for their first matchup in a long time.

Cole seemed to have shaken off the familial tie and made Crawford look a little silly, striking him out with three swinging strikes - none of which were clear-cut strikes in the zone.

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Will Gerrit Cole win a Cy Young?

Somehow, despite being one of the best pitchers in baseball for years, Gerrit Cole has not yet won a Cy Young. He narrowly missed out to Astros teammate Justin Verlander in 2018 and had a strong case over Robbie Ray in 2022.

Cole is brothers-in-law with Crawford

Nevertheless, this could be the year, though, as he will likely once again have a dominant season and put up excellent numbers for a contender.