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Left-hander Max Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
It’s the most important assure in MLB historical past for a left-handed pitcher, edging David Price’s seven-year, $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2016.
New York formally will introduce Fried on Wednesday at midday ET within the press convention room at Yankee Stadium.
“He’s one of the game’s really, really good pitchers and has a really good track record now of success,” New York supervisor Aaron Boone stated final week of Fried. “He’s a special talent.”
A two-time All-Star, Fried joins right-handed ace Gerrit Cole to kind a one-two punch on the entrance of the Yankees’ rotation. Cole, 34, signed the most important contract ever for a pitcher with the Yankees in 2020 as a free agent and opted to return to complete out the nine-year, $324 million deal on the finish of the World Series.
Fried, 30, spent his first eight MLB seasons with the Atlanta Braves and went 11-10 with a 3.25 ERA throughout 29 begins final season. He had 166 strikeouts and a career-high 57 walks over 174 1/3 innings. He additionally pitched a serious league-high two full video games (one shutout).
Fried was an All-Star in 2022 and 2024, and he acquired votes for the National League Cy Young Award in 2020 (putting fifth) and 2022 (second).
In 168 profession video games (151 begins), Fried has gone 73-36 with a 3.07 ERA and 863 strikeouts towards 246 walks in 884 1/3 innings. He has tossed six full video games, together with 4 shutouts.
Cole’s historic deal was exceeded final winter when the Dodgers received the bidding for Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who signed a $325 million contract.
–Field Level Media