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Max Fried finding form in time to be part of star-studded Yankees playoff rotation he came here for

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Martin, D. (2026, September 30). Max Fried finding form in time to be part of star-studded Yankees playoff rotation he came here for. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/max-fried-rounding-into-form-in-time-for-yankees-ahead-of-game-2/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Dan Martin

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Max Fried, who will start Game 2 for the Yankees in their upcoming wild-card series against Boston, has been recovering from a bone bruise in his left elbow but recently returned to form with an impressive 2.09 ERA over his final eight regular-season starts. The article highlights how the Yankees' starting rotation, including Fried, Gerrit Cole, and Carlos Rodón, has come together just before the playoffs, despite earlier health concerns that sidelined key players. With Aaron Judge out due to injury, the Yankees hope their strong pitching can carry them through the postseason.
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Dan Martin
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Try it freeIt has only been the past month in which Tuesday’s Game 1 starter in the wild-card series against Boston, Cam Schlittler, Game 2 starter Max Fried and potential Game 3 starter Gerrit Cole, along with Carlos Rodón, have been able to take all their starts consistently.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 For all of its success, though, there was no guarantee that their main arms would be available — at the same time — until recently.

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

Perhaps the main reason the Yankees survived so much missed time by Aaron Judge this year was their starting rotation. asserted
Yankees → survive → Judge
For all of its success, though, there was no guarantee that their main arms would be available — at the same time — until recently. asserted
arms → be → time
Try it freeIt has only been the past month in which Tuesday’s Game 1 starter in the wild-card series against Boston, Cam Schlittler, Game 2 starter Max Fried and potential Game 3 starter Gerrit Cole, along with Carlos Rodón, have been able to take all their starts consistently. asserted
starter → try → starts
“It’s something that I was looking forward to when I first signed here,’’ Fried said Tuesday before the Yankees’ 9-0 win of joining Cole and Rodón in the team’s rotation. asserted
Fried → ’ → rotation
“It took a little bit longer than anyone probably would have expected. asserted
anyone → take → ?
But also we were able to add another really, really quality arm in Cam. asserted
we → add → Cam
He’s obviously been doing great things. asserted
He → do → things
Even with Cole and Rodón out of the rotation as they recovered from elbow surgeries they underwent in 2025, and Fried hitting the injured list twice with a bone bruise in his left elbow, the Yankees still put up the best ERA among starters in the majors (3.30). asserted
Yankees → recover → majors
But since all got healthy, the rotation put up an ERA of 3.09, with some help from Will Warren. asserted
rotation → get → Warren
If the Yankees advance to the ALDS to face the Rays — and beyond — Rodón will no doubt return to the rotation, which would give the Yankees a chance against anyone. asserted
which → advance → anyone
“It starts with starting pitching keeping you in the game,’’ Fried said. asserted
Fried → start → game
“We take a lot of pride in being able to put our best foot forward, and we have a lot of confidence in all those guys that are going to be able to take the ball. asserted
that → take → ball
The task of the rotation will be tougher with Judge out for at least the wild-card series with a strained calf and with Giancarlo Stanton limited to pinch hitting after missing almost the entire season with calf injuries of his own. asserted
Stanton → limit → own
“Gerrit coming back from surgery, that was a big boost,’’ Fried said of Cole’s return in May from Tommy John surgery. uncertain
Fried → come → surgery
“I know how important it was for me and Carlos to try to make as many starts and to be healthy throughout the whole year like we did last year. asserted
we → know → year
And we definitely were frustrated by the fact that we had to go on the IL a couple of times. asserted
we → frustrate → times
The goal was to make sure that we were in a good, built-up position and healthy going into September into the playoffs. asserted
we → make → playoffs
And that’s where they are, although they were unable to catch the Rays to avoid the wild-card series. asserted
they → ’ → series
In his final eight starts of the regular season, Fried had a 2.09 ERA over 43 innings. asserted
Fried → have → innings
He is showing no effects of the bone bruise in the elbow that was diagnosed in May and sidelined him for over two months — and then sent him back to the IL for two weeks in August. uncertain
that → show → August
“I would say that the command has gotten a lot better,’’ Fried said of his performance since his return. asserted
Fried → say → return
“I think just the pitching, to the not pitching, to getting back into it again, [made me] a little bit rusty. asserted
me → think → it
But over my last couple [starts], I felt normal. asserted
I → feel → couple
I feel like the same me. asserted
I → feel → me
I’m not really worrying about my health going into the start.” asserted
I → worry → start
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