Max Fried Back in Action as Yankees Split Saturday Doubleheader

Max Fried made his return to the Yankees on Saturday as New York split a doubleheader with the Red Sox, per Bryan Hoch. The Yankees leaned heavily on their singles game across the day's two contests, knocking 13 of them in total.

Fried's return headlined a Saturday that had no shortage of roster activity around it. RHP Brendan Beck served as the 27th man for the doubleheader and was subsequently optioned back to Triple-A SWB once the twin bill concluded. Earlier in the week, the club had designated RHP Justin Topa, a move that opened roster space ahead of the day's activity.

What else happened Saturday

The day carried a less welcome subplot: rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. exited one of the games after tweaking his right knee, having been removed in the 4th inning after the issue arose in the 2nd. Manager Aaron Boone characterized the situation as day-to-day following imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian, per Hoch. The timeline and full extent of the injury remain unresolved beyond that characterization.

What to watch

Fried's workload and how he came through the outing are the natural next questions — neither his pitch count nor his health status going forward are detailed in the report. Lombard's availability for the coming days will also bear watching as imaging results are assessed.