Max Fried Emerges as AL Cy Young Contender

After Tarik Skubal’s indefinite elbow surgery and the injuries to Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown, Yankees’ Max Fried has stepped into the spotlight as the AL Cy Young frontrunner. Fried, who led MLB in innings pitched and delivered quality starts in six of his eight outings, now faces a clearer path in the crowded award race. In the NL, Shohei Ohtani remains the top contender, while the defending winner Paul Skenes has slipped outside the top‑20 in fWAR. hilogame.news