Aaron Boone provided the latest on a bevy of injured Yankees prior to Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers…
The plan for Fried
At this point, we already know that Max Fried is preparing to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Friday night with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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First pitch against Worcester is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
The left-hander is expected to throw around 50 pitches his first time out.
Boone said that Fried will make at least one more outing following this one, and then the team will decided whether or not to activate him before being fully built up.
Friday is Fried’s first outing since May 13 due to a bone bruise in his elbow.
He had been in the midst of a bit of a rough stretch prior to the injury, allowing 3+ runs in each of his last three outings to bring his ERA up to 3.21 for the season.
Getting Fried back sooner rather than later would be a nice boost for New York’s rotation, though.
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Rodón, Schmidt taking steps forward
While neither Carlos Rodón or Clarke Schmidt are nearly as close as Fried is, both are trending in the right direction.
Rodón threw about 10 pitches in a short bullpen session today, Boone said.
The skipper also revealed that Schmidt is set to face live hitters for the first time on Saturday.
Schmidt, of course, has been slowly progressing his way back after he was forced to undergo the second Tommy John procedure of his career last summer.
As long as things keep going as planned, he has a chance to be back in the mix next month.
That’s when Rodón is expected to rejoin New York’s rotation as well, as he continues to ease his way back following an elbow inflammation scare that forced him to the sidelines earlier this month.
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Stanton too, but still no return date
Giancarlo Stanton has also taken a step forward, as Boone revealed he’s begun a running program.
The big man still remains without a timeline for a return, though.
Stanton hasn’t appeared in big-league action since April 24 against the Astros.
He originally sustained the calf injury jogging between first and second, then re-tweaked it while running the bases during his build up in mid-June at Yankee Stadium.
Stanton hasn’t logged a full season since his first as a Yankee, and this is his seventh IL stint since 2021.
He had been enjoying some success at the plate being going down this time, ripping three homers and six doubles while driving in 14 runs over his first 24 games of the season.
The Yanks still hope expect him to return at some point this season.
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