Max Fried is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
He was born and grew up in Santa Monica, California, the middle son of Carrie and Jonathan Fried.
The San Diego Padres selected Fried in the first round with the seventh overall selection of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
Fried chose to sign with the Padres for $3 million despite his commitment to the UCLA Bruins baseball team. Baseball America rated him the top left-hander available in the draft.
At the end of the 2017 season, Fried joined the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, for whom he was named league Player of the Week on October 31.
Fried began the 2018 season with the AA Mississippi Braves. After one game, he joined the Gwinnett Stripers.
He was placed in the bullpen at the start of the 2019 season and later moved to the starting rotation.
Going into 2020, Freddie Freeman predicted that Fried would be: “phenomenal, better than last year.” During the season Fried developed into the ace starting pitcher for the Braves.
Fried was named to his second straight Opening Day start in 2022. Fried salary for the 2022 season was set at $6.85 million via arbitration. He was named to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game roster at midseason.
Where is Max Fried from?
Max Fried comes from Santa Monica, California, United States.
Where did Max Fried go to school?
Max Fried attended Montclair College Preparatory School, in Van Nuys. After Montclair Prep cut its baseball team after his junior year, Fried then transferred to Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles,
Where is Max Fried now?
Max Fried currently plays for Atlanta Braves.