<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1yHr58_0wMSKH4A00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1yHr58_0wMSKH4A00" width="1200" height="744" ><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/3InONw8w-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>MLB Home Run Derby National Anthem Singer Apologizes For Being Drunk (1:15) </figcaption></figure> In just under an hour Gerrit Cole will take the bump for the New York Yankees as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a highly-anticipated World Series. Cole will have millions of Yankees fans around the country behind him when he faces a stacked lineup featuring the likes of Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani. However, there's one supporter who stands out. His wife, Amy Cole Crawford. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0utujj_0wMSKH4A00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0utujj_0wMSKH4A00" width="931" height="800" ><figcaption>NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 27: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees poses for a portrait with his wife Amy at New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, January 27, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1958545594" rel="nofollow"> Mary DeCicco&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> The couple met when both were in college at UCLA - and Cole admitted he couldn't take his eyes off of her from the start. "I remember thinking she was the prettiest girl I had ever met and I wanted to get to know her," the athlete told <a href="https://www.insideweddings.com/weddings/amy-crawford-gerrit-cole/45906/" rel="nofollow"> Inside Weddings </a> in 2016.&nbsp;Amy later revealed the move that Cole made that sparked their relationship. "I was moving into my new apartment and Gerrit drove an hour and a half after a wedding just to help me move. My mom was there with me and he showed up with a bouquet of flowers for her birthday," she said. "That's the day I decided to take him up on that first-date offer from the year prior." The couple married in 2016 and eventually welcomed two boys into the world, making them a family of four. View the <a href="https://thespun.com/mlb/gerrit-cole-wife-amy-crawford-yankees" rel="nofollow"> original article </a> to see embedded media. Can Cole lead the Yankees to a win in Game 1? <a href="https://thespun.com/top-stories/gerrit-cole-has-classy-message-for-pirates-no-1-pick-paul-skenes" rel="nofollow"> Related: Gerrit Cole Has Classy Message For Pirates No. 1 Pick Paul Skenes </a></div></body>

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In just under an hour Gerrit Cole will take the bump for the New York Yankees as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a highly-anticipated World Series. Cole will have millions of Yankees fans around the country behind him when he faces a stacked lineup featuring the likes of Mookie Betts and ...