The Atlanta Braves let Max Fried leave for the New York Yankees this winter without signing an obvious replacement. Can Bryce Elder help Atlanta stay afloat?

Fried was the franchise's big acquisition this offseason. After losing Juan Soto to the New York Mets in free agency, the Yankees pivoted and inked Fried to the largest contract ever for a left-handed pitcher. They gave the two-time All-Star an eight-year deal worth $218 million.

Max Fried believes he was about 12 or 13 years old when he first discovered the ability to make a baseball move like others couldn’t. Snapping nasty curveballs into the dirt, the left-hander was exper

The New York Yankees have had a busy offseason acquiring big stars to load their roster for the 2025 season. Some of those players include pitcher Max Fried from the Atlanta Braves, outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from the St. Louis Cardinals and pitcher Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.

TAMPA — Growing up in Encino, California, Max Fried had the privilege of learning from a seven-time All-Star and World Series champion. That would be Reggie Smith, who spent 17 seasons in the ...

Fried met Ron Guidry, a Yankees spring instructor, for the first time and is taking advantage of the 74-year-old's experience and wisdom.

Fried was drafted by the San Diego Padres back in 2012 but was traded to the Atlanta Braves in December 2014 as part of the Justin Upton trade. Fried went on to make his Major League debut with the Braves in 2017, the beginning of an eight-year run the left-hander spent working in Atlanta's pitching staff.

The newest Hall of Famer, CC Sabathia, is working with the team's pitchers at New York Yankees Spring Training 2025. That sets up a pretty cool moment. A picture of Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, and Max Fried together in the Yankees' bullpen between sessions sets high expectations for the newly signed left-hander.

It is a fact that the New York Yankees have not done everything expected of a franchise with their history and that they have just lost the World Series, neither in free agency, no

After weeks of rumors connecting Corbin Burnes to the San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays, the Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the baseball world by landing the four-time All-Star on a six-year, $210 million deal this winter.