The southpaw threw 31 of his 49 pitches for strikes, with 29 of his offerings being four-seam fastballs and sinkers. Fried is penciled in to join Gerrit Cole atop the Yankees' rotation after signing an eight-year contract with New York during the offseason.

Max Fried took his first start of the spring with the Yankees on Monday night as a chance to get back into a rhythm on the mound. He shook off some adrenaline from wearing pinstripes in a game setting for the first time and got after it,

DJ LeMahieu’s big spring training mission was show the Yankees that he’s finally a healthy player again. Do that, and he figured his elite hitting skills would return even though he’s 36 and coming off four down seasons in a row.