Fried and the Yankees won't play against the Blue Jays on Saturday, as the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
Saturday's game will be made up during a doubleheader Sunday, and Fried will start the first of the two contests. The 31-year-old southpaw threw 7.1 shutout frames during his last start against Tampa Bay and will be looking to record a fifth consecutive win during his next outing.
Yankees' Devin Williams: Temporary role change likely
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The Yankees appear to be making a temporary change at closer after Williams squandered a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning Friday against Toronto, Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports. "We'll see," manager Aaron Boone said when asked if Williams would benefit from moving to lower-leverage situations. "We'll kind of talk through this stuff. This is raw right now. We want to do everything we can to get him right, because we know how good he is and how valuable he is going to be for us."
While Friday's blown save was Williams' first of the season, he has now allowed six earned runs in his last two appearances and sits with an 11.25 ERA through his first 10 appearances in pinstripes. Boone stopped short of announcing a role change, but Martino says there is virtually no way Boone would have answered the questions the way he did "if he hadn't already decided to give Williams a break from save situations." Luke Weaver took well to the ninth-inning role down the stretch last season and has pitched brilliantly so far in 2025, making him the clear-cut favorite for saves while Williams tries to figure things out in lower-leverage spots.
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Yankees' Carlos Carrasco: Tosses five shutout innings
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Carrasco did not factor into the decision in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out two over five scoreless innings.
Carrasco limited the Blue Jays to five baserunners and needed just 67 pitches (41 strikes) to get through five frames. He hasn't generated many strikeouts this season, but he has yielded one earned run or zero in two of his last three outings and has a 5.26 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 17:9 K:BB across 25.2 total innings this season. His next start is slated for next week against the Orioles at Camden Yards.
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Yankees' Devin Williams: Blows save opportunity
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Williams (0-2) took the loss after blowing the save Friday against the Blue Jays, giving up three runs on two hits in the ninth inning. He did not record an out.
Williams was brought in for the ninth inning to protect a 2-1 lead. After giving up a single and hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch, Williams surrendered that lead when Alejandro Kirk doubled to center field. Williams was tagged for a third run after being lifted. Friday marked Williams' first blown save opportunity but the second game in a row in which he gave up three earned runs. He has an 11.25 ERA and 2.38 WHIP over eight innings, and more outings like Friday's could lead to a change in who takes on closing duties out of the Yankees' bullpen.
Yankees' Jake Cousins: Targeting early-to-mid June
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Cousins (elbow) is targeting a return in early-to-mid June, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Cousins will throw another bullpen session Friday and is about two weeks away from facing hitters. He'll need a rehab assignment at some point after that. The reliever is recovering from a right elbow flexor strain.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Leading off again
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Grisham is leading off Friday against the Blue Jays, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Grisham led off Sunday against a righty and was on the paternity list for the last three games, but he's right back atop the lineup against righty Jose Berrios. Jasson Dominguez is out of the lineup. Grisham is hitting .320/.393/.700 with six home runs in 56 plate appearances and has now started in the last four games he has been available.
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Yankees' Jasson Dominguez: Not in Friday's lineup
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Dominguez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.
The rookie outfielder started the previous five games and will receive Friday off after going 4-for-19 with a homer, a double and eight strikeouts during that stretch. Cody Bellinger will shift to left field in place of Dominguez while Trent Grisham starts in center and bats leadoff.
The Yankees activated Grisham (personal) from the paternity list Thursday.
Grisham missed the entirety of the Yankees' three-game set in Cleveland earlier this week but will be back for their weekend series at home against the Blue Jays. He's been a pleasant surprise offensively in 2025, collecting a 1.093 OPS with six home runs in his first 20 games.
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Three hits, two doubles in win
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Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Cleveland.
Goldschmidt has now hit safely in eight straight games, going 14-for-31 (.452) with a 1.030 OPS in that span. The veteran first baseman has gotten off to a blazing start with the Yankees, slashing .383/.433/.489 with a home run, 12 runs scored, nine RBI and a stolen base through his first 104 plate appearances.
The Yankees optioned Vivas to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.
Vivas was added the Yankees' 26-man roster Monday to take the spot vacated by Trent Grisham (paternity). Vivas didn't appear in any of the Yankees' three games against the Guardians and will return to Triple-A, where he's slashing .342/.432/.493 with four stolen bases, 12 runs scored, two home runs and 14 RBI in 88 plate appearances.
Rodon (3-3) earned the win Wednesday over the Guardians, allowing one unearned run on four hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out eight.
After posting a 5.19 ERA through his first three starts, Rodon's now gone back-to-back outings without allowing an earned run -- he's given up just six hits while striking out 17 in that span (13 innings). Rodon's ERA is down to 3.50 through 36 innings this year with a 1.06 WHIP and 45:18 K:BB. The left-hander is scheduled to face the Orioles on the road in his next outing.
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