Overview
- Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said Fried turned down the invitation, according to reporting relayed by YES Network’s Jack Curry on Tuesday.
- Fried is coming off a standout 2025 with New York, leading MLB with 19 wins and posting a 2.86 ERA over 195.1 innings with All-Star, Gold Glove and top-four Cy Young finishes.
- He is eligible to represent Team Israel and could choose that route or skip the tournament entirely to manage workload.
- Team USA continues to build its staff, with commitments from Paul Skenes, Matthew Boyd and Garrett Whitlock, and DeRosa pursuing Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet.
- Position-player commitments include Kyle Schwarber, and Yankees star Aaron Judge has signed on as a captain, while New York expects to start 2026 without Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon or Clarke Schmidt.