No surprise, but the Atlanta Braves have officially announced that Max Fried will start on Opening Day Thursday against the Washington Nationals. This will be Fried’s third-straight Opening Day start.
Ready for Opening Day. @MaxFried32 | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/Ii6e3OlSKU
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 24, 2023
Fried appeared in three games this spring and looked ready allowing just four hits over 11 1/3 scoreless innings. He issued four walks and struck out 14. He is coming off of arguably the best season of his career in 2022 where he finished second in Cy Young Award voting for the National League while posting a 2.