![]() ![]() When Cone retired from baseball in 2001, he became a color commentator on YES during the network’s inaugural season (2002). ![]() He finished his career with a 194-126 record and with 2,688 strikeouts.Ĭone has flourished as a broadcaster with the Yankees, but it was almost a short-lived stint in the Bronx. In 1988 he went 20-3 with a 2.22 ERA and yet wound-up finishing third in the Cy Young balloting. But after debuting for the team, he was traded to the Mets before the 1987 season. He wound up pitching for Kansas City twice in his career. Quite a resume for one of the game’s most clutch postseason pitchers (8-3 in 21 playoff games).ĭavid Cone was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was drafted in the third round of the 1981 MLB Draft by the hometown Royals. Cone has extended his association with baseball in his role as an analyst for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.Ĭone was a World Series Champion 5 times in his career, won the 1994 AL Cy Young Award, struck out 19 hitters in a game, was an All-Star 5 different times and won 20 games twice. He pitched for five teams after making his Major League debut for Kansas City in 1986. He was blessed with a long baseball career. ![]() Now, David Cone is continuing to write the story of his broadcasting career. ![]()
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