DALLAS — After losing Juan Soto’s generational bat to the Mets, the Yankees chose to fortify a strength.
The pennant-winning team has agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract with longtime Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried, according to multiple reports. The deal is the largest guarantee in baseball history for a southpaw and the fourth-largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history.
Fried’s pact also includes a no-trade clause, but no opt-outs or deferrals, per the New York Post’s Joel Sherman. Sherman added that the Texas Rangers and rival Boston Red Sox were also late contenders for Fried.