Yankees Place Max Fried On Injured List
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Key Points:
- The Yankees have placed left-handed pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list due to a bone bruise in his left elbow, with an unclear timetable for return and reevaluation planned in a few weeks.
- Fried exited his last start early due to posterior soreness in his elbow, but there is no current indication of structural damage or need for surgery, according to Fried and team reports.
- This injury is a significant setback for the Yankees, who have yet to have both Fried and Gerrit Cole healthy and pitching together since Fried's signing; Cole is still rehabbing from his own elbow injury.
- Fried has been performing well this season, posting a 3.21 ERA and strong strikeout and ground-ball rates over 61 2/3 innings, continuing the high level of play expected from his lucrative eight-year, $218 million contract.
- Fried's contract remains one of the largest ever for a pure pitcher, underscoring the importance of his health and performance to the Yankees' rotation and overall success.