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Updated Oct 14, 2024Inside Gerrit Cole's Adorable Love Story With Wife Amy
The Yankees pitcher met his longtime love at UCLA.
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Gerrit Cole may be known for his incredible pitching career in the MLB, but we know him for having one of our favorite baseball romances. The Yankees star is married to Amy (Crawford) Cole, whose brother also plays in the majors. The pair first crossed paths while they were college athletes at UCLA (where he was playing baseball, of course, and she was on the softball team). Cole proposed just after the 2015 All-Star Game, and they were married in Santa Barbara the following year.
Now, Gerrit Cole and his wife share two sons together—and they're *always* cheering for their dad from the stands. With Cole set to make an appearance in the 2024 World Series alongside Aaron Judge and the entire Yankees team, we're taking a deep dive into his adorable love story. Look back on how Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford met, and relive the sweetest details from their fall wedding nearly 10 years ago.
- Gerrit Cole's wife is Amy (Crawford) Cole, a former college softball player and philanthropist.
- Gerrit and Amy Cole met when they were college students at UCLA.
- After getting engaged in 2015, Gerrit Cole and his wife Amy got married on November 12, 2016, in Santa Barbara, California.
- Gerrit and Amy Cole share two sons together: Caden, born in 2020, and Everett, born in 2023.
In this article:
- Who is Gerrit Cole's Wife, Amy Crawford?
- How Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford Met
- Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford's Relationship Timeline
- Gerrit and Amy Cole's Wedding Photos & Details
Who is Gerrit Cole's Wife, Amy Crawford?
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is married to Amy (Crawford) Cole. A fellow athlete from Pleasanton, California, Crawford attended UCLA where she played on the Bruins softball team. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she hails from a sporty family. Her brother, Brandon Crawford, is a shortstop in the MLB and has played for the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Now, Crawford spends her time giving back. In 2020, she and her husband launched the Gerrit and Amy Cole Foundation, which aims to improve "the standard of living for children across the country" by focusing on pediatric cancer research, childhood hunger and education. The self-proclaimed foodie also previously ran a lifestyle blog, appropriately titled "A Coleinary Experience."
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How Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford Met
As fate would have it, Gerrit and Amy Cole met while they were student athletes at UCLA. "I remember thinking she was the prettiest girl I had ever met and I wanted to get to know her," the athlete told Inside Weddings in 2016. After striking up a fast friendship, Crawford explained that things shifted after she spent more time with the future Cy Young Award winner. "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."
Gerrit Cole and Amy Crawford's Relationship Timeline
As college sweethearts, Gerrit Cole and his wife Amy have been together long before he embarked on a prolific career in the MLB. Look back on their relationship timeline here, beginning with their baseball-inspired engagement.
2015: Gerrit Cole Proposes to Amy Crawford
After they began dating during their college days, Gerrit Cole proposed to Amy Crawford in 2015. The perfect moment occurred just after the All-Star Game, in which Cole played with her brother, Brandon Crawford, on the National League team. After the matchup, the couple enjoyed the rest of the break at a nearby luxury resort—giving Cole the perfect opportunity to pop the question.
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"It was our week to celebrate his huge accomplishment, yet he still managed to make it about me," Crawford told Inside Weddings. "That pretty much sums up Gerrit."
November 12, 2016: Gerrit and Amy Cole Get Married
The following year, Gerrit and Amy Cole tied the knot on November 12, 2016, at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara. "We wanted our wedding to be personal and intimate," the bride said of their garden party-themed event.
June 30, 2020: Gerrit and Amy Cole's First Son is Born
Four years into their marriage, the Cole family grew by one. The couple's first son, Caden, was born on June 30, 2020. "He's a good mix of his dad and his mom," the athlete told reporters shortly after he was born. "He's absolutely adorable. He's got big blue eyes and gosh, I just can't stop staring at him."
January 2, 2023: Baby Everett Joins the Family
Caden became a big brother in 2023 with the birth of the couple's second son, Everett. The pair announced the pregnancy in September 2022, and when the Yankees advanced to the ALDC series that fall, Crawford jokingly took "shots" with her fellow baseball WAGs (although her cup was filled with ginger ale). Their baby boy was born a few months later, on January 2, 2023.
Gerrit and Amy Cole's Wedding Photos & Details
With a romantic "garden party" vision for their big day, Gerrit Cole and his wife Amy exchanged vows at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara on November 12, 2016. When thinking about the venue, the bride told Inside Weddings that Santa Barbara proved to be the perfect locale: "We love the charming and understated beauty of Santa Barbara, and we always imagined our wedding being on the California coast," she explained.
The bride wore a fitted lace Galia Lahav wedding dress for the ethereal event, which featured lush displays of greenery and flowers in hues of ivory, champagne and blush. The groom opted for a classic black tuxedo.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds made a point to speak with every guest in attendance. "There's a moment you reach on your wedding day when you are so ready to finally see your guests and shower them with love," Crawford said. "I couldn't wait to make my rounds at every table and thank everyone for coming."
Looking back, she says, her favorite memory wasn't the six-tier cake or the lavish floral chandelier—it was spending time with their loved ones. "I remember watching friends and family members from all different paths of our lives enjoying one another, laughing, singing, and tearing up the dance floor," she recalled. "I'll never forget how special that was to take in."
