TAMPA, Fla. — Max Fried couldn’t help but smile. For years, Atlanta Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz — one of the people closest to Fried in baseball — had told him the pitcher he ...

TAMPA — Growing up in Encino, California, Max Fried had the privilege of learning from a seven-time All-Star and World Series champion. That would be Reggie Smith, who spent 17 seasons in the ...

But he does when it comes to Max Fried, whom Snitker managed in the first eight seasons of the lefthander’s big-league career. “They’re getting the consummate pro,” Snitker told Newsday in ...

After pitching well in April (2-0 with a 0.45 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, .203 BAA, and 18 strikeouts over 20.0 innings) in 2023, Fried struggled in his first start in May (five runs, 10 baserunners ...