Aaron Boone reveals why Yankees are confident Max Fried’s IL stay will be a short one

Nypost · Aug 18, 2026 · 578 words · By Dan Martin

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BALTIMORE — Max Fried made just five starts after his return from a left elbow bone bruise before hitting the injured list again Monday with what Aaron Boone called “low-level inflammation as a result of the bone bruise.” But because the Yankees believe they…

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Try it free “I was told it was good news and this gives us the best chance to have him healthy the rest of the way,” Boone said before Tuesday’s game at Camden Yards.

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Claim 1: “Fried said the injury was caused by “hyperextending” and “the banging of the two bones” around the elbow.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Fried's specific quotes about 'hyperextending' or 'banging of the two bones'.

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Claim 2: “Max Fried made just five starts after his return from a left elbow bone bruise before hitting the injured list again Monday”

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Web search results from multiple sources (including a report mentioning Fried missed more than two months and returned July 22) confirm he made five starts before the elbow issue surfaced again and was placed on the IL on Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Select Min (calculates the smallest) or Max (calculates the largest), and then press ENTER. If the cells are not in a contiguous row or column To do this task, use the MIN, MAX, LARGE function, or LAR…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 12, 2021 · WorksheetFunction.Max method (Excel) Summarize this article for me In this article Syntax Parameters Return value Remarks
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Claim 3: “Carlos Rodón returned Tuesday from his IL stint that was caused by elbow inflammation”

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Sources confirm Carlos Rodón returned on Tuesday from an IL stint caused by left elbow inflammation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
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Claim 4: “He played catch again Tuesday in New York”

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Multiple sources report that Fried played catch (some specify Monday, some Tuesday) in New York/Yankee Stadium following the injury.

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Claim 5: “Aaron Boone called [the injury] “low-level inflammation as a result of the bone bruise.””

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Multiple sources confirm Aaron Boone described the injury as 'low-level inflammation' related to the bone bruise.

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Claim 6: “Will Warren is set to start Wednesday”

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While sources discuss Will Warren's role in the rotation and specific starts (e.g., a Tuesday start against the Rockies), there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming he was set to start on 'Wednesday'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Warren impressed early in the season, going 7-1 in his first 12 starts with a solid 3.22 ERA. He had nine starts with two earned runs or fewer and with five strikeouts or more. New York Yankees right-…
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web search NEUTRAL — With one game of big-league experience, Yankees rookie Will Warren was called up from Triple-A on Wednesday to start Game 2 of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium and was torched for eight runs over 4 1/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Warren is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Rockies at Yankee Stadium, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. During Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres, Warren made his second relief appear…
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-will…

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Claim 7: “the Yankees remain without all five of their top starters at the same time, with Ryan Weathers and Warren remaining in the rotation for now.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the status of the Yankees' top five starters or the specific presence of Ryan Weathers and Will Warren in the rotation as described.

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Claim 8: “an MRI exam showed inflammation”

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Sources confirm that an MRI revealed low-level inflammation in Fried's elbow.

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Claim 9: “Fried was placed on the 15-day IL Monday”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the Yankees placed Max Fried on the 15-day injured list on Monday.

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Claim 10: “When Fried suffered the injury in May, he was immediately shut down from throwing for weeks.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that during his first injury in May, Fried was shut down from throwing for several weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Start with the fact that Fried, who with the first injury was shut down from throwing of any kind for multiple weeks after going to the IL, was cleared to play catch Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/erik-boland/yankee…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees ace Max Fried is out with an elbow bone bruise, shutting him down for weeks and impacting the team's rotation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/05/15/yankees…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Boone calls Max Fried's elbow news good, but a second bone bruise in one season leaves the Yankees with a real warning.The optimism rests on one key difference from the first injury. In May, Fri…
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