Overview
- The Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list with a left-elbow bone bruise and activated Carlos Rodón to take Fried’s rotation spot.
- Rodón made his first start after a lengthy IL stint on Tuesday and worked four innings, allowing one homer as the club monitored his pitch count and command.
- Because Fried’s absence removes a planned rotation-to-bullpen option, the Yankees will keep pitchers such as Will Warren in the rotation instead of shifting them to multi-inning relief roles.
- That decision compresses the middle-inning bullpen, limits fresh late-inning options for manager Aaron Boone, and could affect how the club constructs a postseason roster.
- Fried’s bone bruise is the same issue that cost him two months earlier this season and Rodón previously missed time after a PRP injection for elbow inflammation, so the club must balance a cautious ramp-up with its push to hold the top AL wild-card spot.