Michael Kay incredulous on YES broadcast after Max Fried loses no-hitter on scoring change
Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay has now become “flabbergast” with the official scorekeeper decision to change the error to a hit and end Max Fried’s no hitter bid. Kay was incredible as official scorer Bill Matthews announced to YES network viewers that the groundball, which Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson hit the bottom of six innings, had […]
Yankees’ Max Fried loses no-hit bid on controversial scoring change
Tampa – Lost for him in the middle of the 8th time before Max Fried could actually lose his no-hit. When a deep-fried jogger for the eighth bottom working on a no-hit bid in seven innings jogged to the mound, the official scorer announced a controversial scoring change to give the Rays the first hit […]
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 […]