Gerrit Cole to miss at least 1 to 2 months as Yankees ace visits noted surgeon

Manager Aaron Boone said Cole has already undergone an MRI, CT scan and X-rays and now will receive “more advanced testing,” without providing specifics.

Several Yankees doctors and ElAttrache have viewed Cole’s preliminary film, and while none has detected a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament, there’s enough concern about the ligament that ElAttrache has suggested an in-person visit.

“We’re still in the gathering-of-information [phase] and then everyone’s got to weigh in to determine what exactly we have,” Boone said after a 9-4 loss to the Red Sox at Steinbrenner Field. “… It’s not always clear on first look, second look.”

Word is that the defending AL Cy Young Award winner will be out for an “extended period,” although for now, the hope and belief is that Cole has a chance to return sometime in May or early June.