New York Yankees starter Max Fried had a bone spur taken out of his throwing elbow, but he is expected to begin his throwing program in December, general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday.
Fried, who turns 33 in January, missed a chunk of last season because of two separate stints on the injured list for a left elbow bone bruise.
Cashman said Fried would be ready for a traditional spring training start despite the procedure.
A three-time All-Star, Fried went 5-5 with a 2.80 ERA across 112⅔ innings pitched in 2026. He's in the second year of his eight-year, $218 million contract he signed with New York as a free agent.
Cashman also gave an update on Aaron Judge, saying the superstar slugger is "in a good place" while continuing to recover from a right hip fracture that kept him out for most of the 2026 season. He said Judge won't need any new procedures and that he'll be "ready to go" for next season.
"I know one thing -- we'll be instantly better if we have a healthy Aaron Judge," Cashman said, according to MLB.com. "That'll lengthen and deepen our lineup. But it's my job to improve on all aspects of it, not just count on him coming back to fix everything."
