Yankees' Gerrit Cole throws off mound: 'It's a good step'

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New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole threw off the pitching mound on Saturday for the first time since being shut down with a right elbow injury.

Cole tossed 15 pitches -- all fastballs -- prior to the Yankees' game against the visiting Detroit Tigers.

"It's a good step," said Cole, who has been sidelined since mid-March. "This is the most taste I've had of (pitchin