The Tampa Bay Rays are comfortable waiting for the late innings to pull off comebacks, and they certainly are at ease in those situations against the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees fans had been waiting for an eternity for the Yankees to call up outfielder Spencer Jones, who has long been one of the top prospects in New York's system. Now 25 years old, it's almost hard to even consider Jones a "prospect" anymore.

It's no secret that the Yankees could use an upgrade at third base. Unfortunately, a potential trade solution just became harder to trade for.

For the first time in 569 days, Gerrit Cole was on the mound for the New York Yankees on Friday, and it was like he never left. Cole was masterful in his return from Tommy John surgery, holding the AL-best Tampa Bay Rays scoreless across six innings. He allowed two singles and three walks, struck out a pair, and threw an economical 72 pitches.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone reveals how he plans to use shortstops Jose Caballero and Anthony Volpe moving forward

NEW YORK — Shortstop is becoming a three-ring circus for the Yankees, who are changing things up again. Jose Caballero returned from the injured list Friday, appearing in the lineup at shortstop as Gerrit Cole also made his return from Tommy John surgery.

Cole gave the Yankees six scoreless frames, but almost everyone else around him had a rough day, leading to a blown lead.