Max Fried
#54 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Signed to be the co-ace, Fried became the savior of the staff in Cole's absence. He was dominant in his debut Bronx campaign, winning an AL-best 19 games and finishing as a Cy Young finalist. He proved his elite groundball rate (58%) is the perfect antidote to Yankee Stadium's short porch, neutralizing power hitters consistently.
2026 Outlook: The undisputed anchor of the rotation to start the year. Fried is a safe, elite SP1 who provides massive win equity and ratio stabilization. His curveball remains one of the most efficient pitches in baseball, allowing him to work deep into games and save the bullpen. Unlike high-velocity strikeout artists who carry injury risk, Fried’s pitch-to-contact efficiency makes him a safer bet for 190+ innings.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | @ Minnesota Twins | W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.57 | 0.97 | 88 | W 8-1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Colorado Rockies | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.67 | 0.98 | 80 | W 3-10 | |
| Sep 4 | @ San Diego Padres | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.67 | 0.98 | 72 | L 2-3 | |
| Aug 29 | vs. Boston Red Sox | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.74 | 0.99 | 63 | W 2-9 | |
| Aug 13 | vs. Seattle Mariners | L | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.76 | 0.98 | 88 | L 1-0 |
| Aug 7 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.82 | 0.95 | 90 | W 2-3 | |
| Aug 1 | @ Chicago Cubs | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.09 | 0.97 | 78 | L 2-5 | |
| Jul 27 | @ Chicago White Sox | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 1.01 | 3 | W 9-5 | |
| May 13 | @ Baltimore Orioles | L | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.21 | 1.01 | 61 | L 0-7 |
| May 8 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.91 | 0.95 | 94 | L 0-6 |
| May 3 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.39 | 0.89 | 107 | W 3-11 | |
| Apr 27 | @ Texas Rangers | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.09 | 0.80 | 89 | W 4-2 |
| Apr 22 | @ Boston Red Sox | W | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.40 | 0.77 | 100 | W 4-1 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Los Angeles Angels | L | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.97 | 0.81 | 93 | L 11-4 |
| Apr 11 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.93 | 0.75 | 94 | L 4-5 | |
| Apr 5 | vs. Miami Marlins | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.35 | 0.75 | 103 | L 7-6 | |
| Mar 31 | @ Seattle Mariners | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 90 | W 5-0 |
| Mar 25 | @ San Francisco Giants | W | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 86 | W 7-0 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 5-4 | 98.0 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 2.57 | 0.97 | 1,479 | ||
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 90 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 8.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6.48 | 1.80 | 168 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 11.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 163 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.69 | 0.56 | 78 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.70 | 0.90 | 80 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.44 | 1.13 | 93 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.05 | 1.20 | 103 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 94 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.29 | 0.86 | 88 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 72 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 86 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-1 | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 178 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.38 | 0.75 | 94 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 89 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
