Max Fried went from being the piece to getting the New York Yankees over the top, to the new kid in town facing a ton of pressure. Much has been made of Fried h

On Tuesday, Fried said he “definitely considered” the Red Sox after meeting with them via Zoom, but chalked up his decision to sign with the Yankees to a “gut feeling that I felt like this was the right place for me.” Of course, the money didn’t hurt either.

Yankees left-hander Max Fried looked like an ace against the Red Sox in his spring start on Tuesday, facing the team he nearly signed with in free agency.