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Yankees awaiting results of MRI on Max Fried’s elbow as key questions loom

Nypost · · 407 words · By Greg Joyce
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“Max Fried became the latest and most important piece to enter an MRI tube Thursday”
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Multiple independent sources (nj.com, FantasyPros) confirm Max Fried was scheduled for an MRI on Thursday following an elbow injury.
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“Fried left Wednesday’s start in Baltimore after just three innings due to left elbow posterior soreness.”
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Three independent web sources confirm Fried left Wednesday's game in Baltimore after three innings due to left elbow posterior soreness.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Max Dorian Fried ( FREED; born January 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted with the Atlanta Braves in 2017. Fried…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Fried
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“Thursday’s imaging and examination by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad would have the final say on that.”
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Wikipedia and official medical provider sources explicitly state that Dr. Christopher S. Ahmad is the head team physician for the New York Yankees.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher S. Ahmad (born March 25, 1968) is the head team physician for the New York Yankees and a member of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is a professor of clinical orth…
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“Gerrit Cole is ready to come off the injured list, likely by the end of this month.”
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MLB.com evidence confirms Gerrit Cole missed the first 75 games of the season on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, verifying he is/was on the IL.
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web search NEUTRAL — (52.2IP, 21ER) in those games…allowed one-or-zero runs in six of those nine starts...Missed the first 75 games of the season on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation...made one officia…
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“Rodríguez, who made two spot starts after Luis Gil (now on the IL at Triple-A with shoulder inflammation) was optioned and before Carlos Rodón returned”
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Both Nypost and other web search results confirm Luis Gil was placed on the injured list at Triple-A with right shoulder inflammation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gil began the 2021 season with the Double–A Somerset Patriots and was promoted to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in June.[5] On July 21, Gil combined with Reggie McClain and Stephen Rid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gil landed on the injured list at Triple-A on Friday with right shoulder inflammation and will be shut down from throwing for at least three weeks, manager Aaron Boone said.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees right-hander Luis Gil was placed on the injured list Saturday with shoulder inflammation and isn’t expected to throw for three weeks.
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“Rodríguez... is scheduled to start Saturday for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.”
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While sources confirm Elmer Rodriguez is at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, there is no specific corroboration of a Saturday start date in the provided evidence; one source mentions a promotion to Triple-A on Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elmer Rodriguez Set for MLB Debut with the Yankees. 4 hours ago. Save for later.Following today’s game, the Yankees optioned RHP Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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web search NEUTRAL — Share Video. Link copied! Rodriguez-Cruz will be promoted from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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“Beck started there Wednesday”
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World Baseball Network and Pickin' Splinters both reference Brendan Beck's status/probable start for Scranton on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Beck learned Wednesday before Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 11 a.m. game at Worcester that a call-up was possible but not definite, getting word from manager Shelley Duncan, pitching coach Spencer …
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web search NEUTRAL — He started 2026 back in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre where he is 2-2 with a 5.11 ERA and 37 K in his 37.0 IP over seven starts. Beck was selected by the Yankees in the second round (55th overall) of the 2021…
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web search NEUTRAL — While right-hander Brendan Beck (2-0, 3.86) was listed as the probable starter for Scranton for Wednesday’s game in Tuesday’s game notes, it is instead expected to be a rehab start for New York Yankee…
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“Both Rodríguez and Beck would only be eligible to be recalled if they are replacing an injured player, since they were both optioned within the last 15 days.”
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While sources confirm Rodriguez and Beck are associated with the Yankees/Triple-A, there is no specific evidence provided regarding the exact date they were optioned or the 15-day eligibility rule application in this specific instance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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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.
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“Fried, meanwhile, became the latest Yankees injury worry after Giancarlo Stanton, Jasson Domínguez and José Caballero all landed on the IL within the last three weeks.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the IL status of Giancarlo Stanton, Jasson Domínguez, or José Caballero within the last three weeks.
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“Caballero’s injury was the most recent, suffering a fracture in his right middle finger Sunday”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding José Caballero suffering a finger fracture on Sunday.
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