On Tuesday, Fried agreed to sign an eight-year, $218 million deal with the New York Yankees, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.
The deal, first reported by ESPN, is the most lucrative ever for a left-handed pitcher and the fourth-largest pitching contract overall.
Source confirms: Max Fried to Yankees, eight years, $218M, pending physical.
4 ranked free agent, and was projected by The Athletic’s Tim Britton to sign a five-year deal worth $140 million.
Over his final 11 regular season starts in 2024, he went 5-6 with a 3.53 ERA.
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