ATLANTA — Max Fried was scheduled to make what was likely his final rehab start, but has had that delayed now twice due to illness. Brian Snitker said Friday that Fried was dealing with a virus and that he will pitch for Gwinnett Saturday in Jacksonville.
“He’ll pitch tomorrow,” Snitker said when asked how Fried was feeling. “He just had, I don’t know, a virus or something that just hit him pretty hard.”
Fried has made three rehab appearances and topped out at 65 pitches in his last start for Gwinnett on July 21. There was initially some talk about bringing him up, but the Braves opted to give him one more that was delayed after he got sick.