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Pirates ace Gerrit Cole dealing with rib inflammation

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 12:40 a.m. ET

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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole is already behind schedule on the first day of spring training.

Cole was limited to flat-ground throwing on Friday when pitchers and catchers held their first mandatory workout because of inflammation in his right ribcage.

Cole is expected to throw from the slope of the mound on Monday. Cole says he feels fine and that he's ''not too far behind'' the rest of his teammates.

Pirates head athletic trainer Todd Tomczyk says Cole was injured while training in mid-January.

Last season, Cole went 19-8 with a 2.60 ERA and finished fourth in Cy Young Award voting. He started the wild-card playoff game and gave up four runs in five innings in the 4-0 loss against the Chicago Cubs.

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