BALTIMORE (AP) — New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried was pulled from Wednesday's start at Baltimore after just three innings.
It was not immediately clear if anything was wrong physically with Fried, but he headed straight up the tunnel after Baltimore scored twice in the third inning, and the Yankees had Paul Blackburn warming in the bullpen while batting in the fourth.
Max Fried went down into the tunnel after the third inning. Matt Blake immediately called down to the bullpen and got Paul Blackburn warming up pic.twitter.com/psiPvgmBE2
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Fried allowed three runs and five hits. In his previous start at Milwaukee, he permitted five runs in six innings.
Fried has repeatedly dealt with blister issues on his left finger, making four trips to the injured list from 2018-23 while with Atlanta and taking an extended layoff around the All-Star break last year.
He was an All-Star in 2025, his first season with the Yankees. The 32-year-old has posted a 3.21 ERA in 10 starts this season.
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