When Gerrit Cole's pointed insults towards Trevor Bauer's talent and work ethic warmed up a decade-long beef between college teammates

The rivalry between New York Yankees star Gerrit Cole and the ever-controversial Trevor Bauer always managed to catch people's attention. Both of them play the position of starting pitcher and seem to hate each other's guts.

Cole and Bauer began their rivalry back when they were in college and were on the same baseball team, the UCLA Bruins. In a 2018 interview with MLB, Bauer brought up why the two didn't get along.

Bauer revealed that back when they were in college, Cole had told him that he had no future in baseball.

"We had a rocky relationship in college, because he told me I have no future in baseball, and he insulted my work ethic," Bauer said. "Those are two things I don't take kindly to."

Bauer is currently playing for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, an NPB team in Japan. Gerrit Cole, meanwhile, signed a nine-year contract with the Yankees for $324 million in 2019.

When Trevor Bauer revealed that he has no animosity towards Gerrit Cole

In the same interview with MLB, Trevor Bauer revealed that the rivalry between the two players had ceased to exist.

Bauer explained that when they went to the UCLA alumni game in 2018, they had a pleasant conversation with one another.

"I talked to him at the [UCLA] alumni game this year and had a pleasant conversation about arbitration and what he was thinking for his number and my number, and stuff like that," Bauer said.

"It was pleasant. I didn't sense any animosity on either end. So, yeah, it's a storyline. I get it. It's fun to write about, because you can play up the controversy and you can get a headline to click on, or whatever."

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