{"id":302995,"date":"2026-07-22T16:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302995\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:56:08","slug":"yankees-activating-fried-early-for-doubleheader-vs-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302995\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees activating Fried early for doubleheader vs. Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — Max Fried<\/a> will come off the injured list ahead of schedule Wednesday to pitch for the New York Yankees<\/a> in the second game of their day-night doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ace left-hander has been sidelined since May 14 because of a left elbow bone bruise and had been lined up to make a second minor league rehab start Wednesday. But after Tuesday’s game was postponed because of bad weather, the Yankees announced Gerrit Cole<\/a> to start the opener of Wednesday’s twin bill and slated Fried for Game 2.<\/p>\n

“That sets us up from a starting standpoint in Philadelphia and beyond,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, looking ahead to his team’s weekend series. “Max was way on board with it. I think it makes a ton of sense and we can continue to build him this way.”<\/p>\n

A three-time All-Star, Fried is 4-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 10 starts for New York this season. He tossed three innings last Friday in a rehab outing for Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre against Worcester, allowing two runs and five hits with three strikeouts and no walks. He threw 52 pitches, 32 for strikes.<\/p>\n

The next day, Boone said Fried would make at least one more rehab start in the minors before rejoining the big league rotation.<\/p>\n

But the Yankees’ plans changed when Tuesday night’s scheduled game against the Pirates was postponed and set to be made up as part of New York’s second doubleheader in a four-day span.<\/p>\n

The regularly scheduled game begins at 1:05 p.m. and the makeup at 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

“He’s ready to go. He’s been ready for a while,” Boone said. “It’s just about getting him built up. So, obviously, he doesn’t have a full clip yet.”<\/p>\n

Will Warren<\/a> had been slated to start Tuesday night against fellow right-hander Bubba Chandler<\/a> and the Pirates. The Yankees are off Thursday, and Warren will start Friday night’s series opener at Philadelphia and be followed Saturday by Cam Schlittler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New York split a day-night doubleheader Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> after a rainout Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Chandler will pitch the nightcap Wednesday after Mitch Keller<\/a> starts Game 1 for Pittsburgh. The Pirates are also off Thursday before a home series against the Chicago Cubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fried, 32, went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA over 32 starts in 2025, his first season with the Yankees after leaving Atlanta as a free agent to sign a $218 million, eight-year contract with New York in December 2024.<\/p>\n

Cole returned to the Yankees on May 22 following reconstructive elbow surgery and the doubleheader marks the first time they are in the rotation at the same time.<\/p>\n

“We have high hopes this year,” Boone said. “Those are two of the big reasons why and hopefully we’ve got a good run in us with them right in the middle of it.”<\/p>\n

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