Max Fried leads Yankees to win over Rays after no-hitter controversy
Tampa – Max Freed lost his hitless for him before he lost it himself. The left-hander ultimately achieved a great performance in the 7²/₃ innings that brought the Yankees to the Rays 4-0 win on Sunday afternoon at Stein Brenner Field, but appeared in the controversy due to a change in scores announced minutes before […]
Max Fried continues to be backbone to Yankees’ rotation
The Yankees began playing in baseball (5.17) during their second rotation era. This is Will Warren, who owns a 5.14 ERA, the statistically second-best performer. Lonely and Necessary Blessing: Its Best Performance. Max Fried pitched again like the $218 million man who won the Bronx Royals 4-2 on Tuesday. The Yankees had to step up […]
Max Fried says he had ‘gut feeling’ Yankees were right choice for him
TAMPA – In another world, Max Fried could have been on the mound at Stein Brenner Field as the Red Sox on Tuesday, pitching with the Yankees multiple times over the next seven years. The reality is that the left-hander wore pinstripes and mowed the Red Sox on his penultimate spring outing. Freed had seen […]
How Max Fried is approaching Yankees ace role after Gerrit Cole injury
Tampa – Max Fried knows who he is and who he is. He may have won the title of “Ace,” but his identity remains the same. “I have to be fried,” he said on the morning on the left Tuesday morning. “You can't try and fill other people's shoes.” Max's friend is currently the ace […]
Yankees’ Max Fried takes first step toward living up to $218 million hype
TAMPA – When the high-priced left-handed free-agent starter pitched his first game during spring training, Carlos Rodon was ravaged by the Braves, leaving him missing most of the first half with forearm tension. On Monday, Max Freed showed he wanted to see the Yankees' biggest free agent contract at the 31 year old when they […]
Max Fried helps Yankees get over their Juan Soto breakup
Tampa – Naturally, there is a serious lament about the disbandment of Judge Juan Soto Aaron, the best ever to hit a combo here. The Yankees bid $760 million on players and are still the first and perhaps the last team to lose, so if someone thinks there's no harsh disappointment, they'll have a lot […]
Yankees’ two aces Max Fried, Gerrit Cole spark early working bond
Tampa – Max Fried and Jerit Cole are two very different pitchers on the mound, but they have talent and a drive for success. So the two new rotation mates have so far cast it out in spring training. “I'm trying to do as much as I can to be as I can, so that […]
Why Yankees think there’s even better pitcher inside Max Fried
The introduction of the player who signed the richest contract ever given to a left-handed pitcher sometimes sounded like the introduction of a former top prospect who had fallen by the wayside. Or maybe you're a journeyman who can do more than that. Not long after the Yankees took a shot at Luke Weaver, pitching […]
Max Fried, former college volleyball star debut relationship at Yankees intro
Max Fried's introduction to the Yankees had a fun twist. The pitcher, who signed an eight-year, $218 million contract, the largest contract for an ace left-handed pitcher in MLB history, and his girlfriend Leni Meyer-Walley spoke at his induction press conference at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. They made their relationship public. Meyer Worley, a former […]
Max Fried is already embracing his lofty Yankees pressure
When Juan Soto went to the Mets, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Max Fried was at the top of his list of players he wanted. The Yankees then signed Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract, the largest contract for a left-handed pitcher in MLB history. Fried was introduced at a news conference Wednesday as […]