[2] After being traded from the Indians midway through the 1992 season, Cole briefly played with the Pittsburgh Pirates before becoming a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies team in 1993.

He was the starting center fielder and the number two batter in the lineup in the Rockies' first game, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on April 5, 1993.

[citation needed] After spending two years with the Minnesota Twins, Cole signed with the Boston Red Sox and spent most of the 1996 season with their AAA squad.

He started off 1997 playing for the Madison Black Wolf of the Northern League, then was acquired by the Florida Marlins and placed on their top affiliate, the Charlotte Knights.

In 2002 Cole pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to possess heroin with intent to distribute.