NEW YORK – Max Fried is scheduled to take the mound for his first Minor League rehab start of the season on Friday, joining Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for their 7:05 p.m. ET game against Worcester.
Fried has not pitched since May 13 due to a bone bruise in his pitching elbow, which he said had been present for numerous starts this year.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the 32-year-old left-hander is expected to make at least two Minor League starts, with Friday’s pitch count set for the low 50s.
“He will go again in five days [on July 22] and ramp up from there,” Boone said. “We’ll see at that point if we take him or if he’s ready to come back. We’ll have those conversations. But obviously tonight is another important step for him.”
Fried is in his second year with the Yankees, having pitched to a 4-3 record and 3.21 ERA in 10 starts this season.
The three-time All-Star signed an eight-year, $218 million contract ahead of the 2025 campaign, when he won a Major League-leading 19 games while posting a 2.86 ERA in 32 starts.
Fried’s rehab start comes as the Yankees await further review of imaging taken this past week on captain Aaron Judge, who had his right rib fracture re-examined on Wednesday.
In other injury updates, Boone said Carlos Rodón (left elbow inflammation) threw 10 pitches from a mound on Thursday, while Giancarlo Stanton (right calf strain) has resumed outdoor running. Clarke Schmidt (rehab from Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to face hitters for the first time Saturday.