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New York Post
14-07-2025
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Yankees' Max Fried gives optimistic update on blister issue
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free Max Fried still hopes that he won't miss any time with the blister on his left index finger that he suffered in Saturday's start against the Cubs. Since the left-hander isn't pitching in Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta — a decision that was made before Fried suffered the injury in Saturday's loss at the Stadium — Fried and the Yankees get the benefit of the break, with their next game Friday against the Braves. Fried said after Sunday's 4-1 loss to Chicago that it remained too early to tell how the blister would recover, but after a day, it was 'definitely going in the right direction.' Still, manager Aaron Boone said they could push his start back depending on how it recovers over the next few days. Max Fried pitches during the Yankees-Cubs game on July 12, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post And even prior to Fried not being able to pitch in the Midsummer Classic, the former Brave reached out to Detroit's Tarik Skubal about potentially starting the game instead of Fried, since he's heard Skubal had expressed a desire to get the start and is in the midst of another potential Cy Young season. 'I feel like, from my end, if he wanted to start the game he deserved to do it,'' Fried said of why he called Skubal. 'He has my full support.' After putting up a 1.92 ERA in his first 17 starts as a Yankee, he's allowed 10 earned runs in 14 innings over his past three starts (6.43 ERA). CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS While the Yankees hope Fried is back without needing an IL stint — something he needed due to blister issues in four seasons during his time with the Braves — they'll undoubtedly need more starting pitching in the second half, which is where Luis Gil figures to come in. The right-hander, sidelined since the spring with a lat strain, impressed in his first minor league rehab start on Sunday with Double-A Somerset. Gil, the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year, threw his expected 50 pitches and was sharp, allowing just two hits — one homer — and a walk while striking out six in 3 ¹/₃ innings. Prior to the outing, Boone said Gil would need 'a few' rehab starts before he's considered an option to rejoin the rotation in The Bronx. Max Fried reacts during the Yankees-Cubs game on July 12, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post Trent Grisham didn't play Sunday and appeared in just two of the final six games prior to the break while dealing with left hamstring tightness that's bothered him the past two weeks. Boone said the injury limited Grisham in center field and on the basepaths, which led to his diminished playing time over the past week. The manager hopes getting five straight days off before the Yankees resume play in Atlanta on Friday will help Grisham return to full health. With Grisham out, Cody Bellinger started in center and had his career-high 17-game hitting streak snapped, as he went hitless in three at-bats. Gerrit Cole, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, said Sunday he's begun work with a plyo ball and is 'about a month away' from beginning to play catch. — Additional reporting by Joel Sherman
New York Post
12-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Yankees' Aaron Judge has blunt response after becoming fastest player to reach 350 home runs
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free The home runs keep flying and the records keep falling for Aaron Judge. The Yankees captain obliterated another long ball mark despite Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Cubs, becoming the fastest player in major league history to reach 350 career home runs — and doing so more than a full season faster than the previous record holder. Advertisement Judge's two-run shot to right-center in the ninth inning got him to 350 in 1,088 career games, or 192 faster than Mark McGwire reached that total during his playing days. 'I honestly got nothing, to be honest,' Judge said with a shrug and a broad smile after the game. 'It would have been great if we got a win today, to do something like that. 3 Aaron Judge hits a home run during the Yankees-Cubs game on July 12, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post 'But I've been surrounded by some great teammates and been on some good teams that have really put me in the best position top go out there and perform at my best. So it's really just a shoutout to all the teammates I've had over the years.' Advertisement It's far more than that, of course, as No. 99 belted 52 home runs in his first full season in the majors in 2017. He then set the American League record with 62 — one more than Yankees legend Roger Maris — in 2022 before also going deep 58 times in 2024. 3 Aaron Judge celebrates during the Yankees-Cubs game on July 12, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post Advertisement 'Wow. I mean, I don't know what to say about it. Because I just think he's playing in a different league,' Aaron Boone said. 'I just had a moment with him in there [in the clubhouse], just congratulating him, like, that's a pretty big number along the way. The fact that it's 200 games [faster than McGwire] is just a testament to his greatness.' After Judge, the next five fastest to that figure are McGwire (1,280 games), Juan Gonzalez (1,298), Alex Rodriguez (1,301), Harmon Killebrew (1,319) and Albert Pujols (1,320). Interestingly, only Killebrew is in the Hall of Fame among that group, with the first three not voted in due to PED connections or allegations, while Pujols is not eligible for induction in Cooperstown until 2028. 3 New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) doubles during the seventh inning when the New York Yankees played the Chicago Cubs Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post Advertisement Asked if he's ever met or spoken with McGwire, who blasted 70 home runs in 1998, Judge replied, 'I've talked to McGwire, oh yeah. We really didn't talk much [about] hitting, just getting to know him a little bit, we talked about his son a little bit when his son was getting into it. 'Nothing crazy. Big Mac did a lot of great things in this game, and he's definitely a legend, so it was cool when I got the opportunity to meet him and talk with him on the phone a little bit. He's a special one, that's for sure. … He's been great over the years.' CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS Judge, who is hitting .358 following a 3-for-4 afternoon, also easily can claim the most homers of any player through 1,088 games — 50 more than Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner. His 35 homers this season represent the most by a Yankee before the All-Star break, eclipsing his previous best of 34 from one year ago.
