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The New York Yankees move on from Juan Soto and sign Max Fried
The pitcher agreed to an eight-year contract with the Bronx Bombers for $218 million. Let’s look at the details of the deal.
The New York Yankees have begun spending the money they saved after losing Juan Soto to the Mets. According to multiple reports, the Bronx Bombers have agreed to sign pitcher Max Fried to an eight-year contract worth $218 million.
Max Fried secures historic contract with the Yankees
It is the most lucrative deal in MLB history for a left-hander and the fourth biggest for a pitcher.
Biggest MLB contracts for pitchers
- $325 million Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- $324 million Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees)
- $245 million Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals)
- $218 million Max Fried (New York Yankees)
- $217 million David Price (Boston Red Sox)
- $215 million Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- $210 million Max Scherzer (Washington Nationals)
The three-time Gold Glove winner spent eight years as a pro with the Atlanta Braves and made 29 starts last season with 166 strikeouts and a 3.25 ERA. Fried won 11 games and lost 10. He also pitched two complete games, including one shutout.
The 30-year-old previously signed rolling one-year contracts with the Braves - the last of which was for $15 million in his final year of arbitration.
His new contract with the Yankees Fried’s deal will reportedly include a full no-trade clause and no deferred money.