Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees during the first inning of the Opening Day baseball game between the Yankees and San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium in New York, March 30, 2023. Cole, one of several high-caliber free agents who grew up as Angels fans, should be in play for the Los Angeles Angels now that the team is under new ownership, The Athletic’s Sam Blum suggests. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) By SAM BLUM / THE ATHLETIC After 23 years of largely unfulfilling ownership, Arte…
