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Max Fried Reclaims Ace Role With 13-K Gem as Yankees Eye October

The left-hander’s late-season surge after a blister setback has him lined up for a wild-card opener.

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BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 18: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Austin Wells #28 after the final out of the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 18, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Overview

  • On Sept. 18 in Baltimore, Fried fired seven scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts on 87 pitches, allowing three singles and setting career highs for the season in wins (18), innings (188 1/3) and strikeouts (182).
  • He is 5-0 with a 1.60 ERA over his last six starts as both Aaron Boone and Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino lauded his ace form, with Statcast showing his changeup drew eight whiffs on 10 swings.
  • Fried leaned on a seven-pitch mix that featured sinkers and a firm four-seamer that touched 98.5 mph, and he said he feels like his early-season self and "I'm feeling good" despite a career-high workload.
  • New York sits three games behind Toronto with nine to play while holding the top wild-card slot, and Fried is scheduled for one more regular-season start as a postseason tune-up.
  • A 4-2 loss to Baltimore the following night behind Trevor Rogers highlighted the Yankees’ uneven results even as Fried has reestablished himself as their de facto No. 1.