Going into Wednesday, Fried had a 2.91 ERA over nine starts, but his walks were slightly up and his strikeouts were slightly down from 2025.

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried was pulled from his start at Baltimore after only three innings because of elbow soreness.

New York would surely miss MLB's innings leader if he's out for an extended period, but the Yankees have been here before.

Going into Wednesday, Fried had a 2.91 ERA over nine starts, but his walks were slightly up and his strikeouts were slightly down from 2025.