New York Yankees ace Max Fried is in his first full season with the club after debuting in 2017 with the Atlanta Braves.
Fried spent eight seasons in Atlanta, winning a World Series ring in 2021 when he delivered six shutout innings in the Game 6 clincher against the Houston Astros.
He finished fifth in Cy Young voting twice, earned three Gold Glove Awards and made two All-Star Game appearances in his Braves tenure. With such a strong resume, the Yankees made him baseball’s highest-paid left-hander ever, signing Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract that includes a club option for 2032.