Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Max Fried recently had a bone spur removed from his throwing elbow, according to Jake Devin’s November 10 report for Pinstripe Alley from Cashman’s availability at the GM meetings.
The reported plan is for Fried to resume throwing in December and recover in time for spring training. Those are expectations rather than completed rehabilitation milestones.
What has been reported
Fried had two injured-list spells involving his pitching elbow during the 2026 season. The source reports a 2.80 ERA and 2.65 FIP in approximately 112 innings despite those interruptions.
RotoWire separately reported the bone-spur procedure and the anticipated December throwing program, citing Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. Neither account establishes that Fried has already resumed throwing.
The baseball question
Sports Daily analysis: Availability and effectiveness are separate parts of a rotation’s outlook. A low ERA describes results while a pitcher is on the mound; it does not replace the innings lost during an absence.
For the Yankees, the useful next checkpoint is whether the reported throwing program begins as expected. After that, workload buildup and game readiness will be more informative than an offseason projection. A forecast of being ready for spring should remain a forecast until the club supplies another update.
Source: Jake Devin, Pinstripe Alley. Prepared with AI assistance and editorial review.
Additional reporting: RotoWire injury update.
Max Fried warming up before a game in 2021. Archive photo from his Atlanta career. Photo: TheRealOne523 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and compressed.
