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title: "Yankees' Max Fried pulled from start due to sore pitching elbow"
description: "Yankees ace Max Fried was pulled from Wednesday's start against the Orioles after just three innings because of soreness in his pitching elbow."
url: https://sportopod.com/en-US/cluster/yankees-max-fried-pulled-from-start-due-to-sore-pitching-el-466c2d2e
published: 2026-05-13T21:34:36+00:00
updated: 2026-05-16T00:40:02.808849+00:00
author: "Kostadin Stamboliev"
publisher: "Pineido"
site: "Sportopod"
language: en
topics: ["baseball"]
---

# Yankees' Max Fried pulled from start due to sore pitching elbow

> Yankees ace Max Fried was pulled from Wednesday's start against the Orioles after just three innings because of soreness in his pitching elbow.

Max Fried’s night ended after only three innings against Baltimore because of soreness in his pitching elbow, which is exactly the phrase Yankees fans never want attached to their ace.

The immediate baseball question is whether this was a cautious early hook or the first warning light on a bigger rotation problem.

## Why this matters

Fried is a top-of-rotation arm, and elbow soreness can swing a contender’s pitching plan from sturdy to suddenly sweaty in a hurry.

## Sources & Citations

- [Yankees' Max Fried pulled from start due to sore pitching elbow](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48761385/yankees-max-fried-pulled-start-due-sore-pitching-elbow) — ESPN (2026-05-13)

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Cite: Yankees' Max Fried pulled from start due to sore pitching elbow. Sportopod, 2026-05-13. https://sportopod.com/en-US/cluster/yankees-max-fried-pulled-from-start-due-to-sore-pitching-el-466c2d2e