Max Fried
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Max Dorian Fried (/ˈfriːd/ FREED; born January 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1] Drafted in 2012 by the San Diego Padres in the first round, seventh overall, Fried made his major league debut in 2017. His 17 wins in 2019 were 2nd-most in the National League, and his seven wins in 2020 were again 2nd-most in the NL. Fried pitched 6 shut-out innings in the final game of the 2021 World Series against the Houston Astros, helping lead the Braves to their first World Series title in 26 years.[2] Through 2023, Fried had the best career win–loss percentage of all Braves pitchers, at .705.
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Atlanta Braves – No. 54 | |||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994 (age 30) Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
August 8, 2017, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
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Win–loss record | 69–30 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 785 | ||||||||||||||
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In 2020, Fried won the NL Gold Glove Award at pitcher and the Fielding Bible Award at pitcher. In 2021, he won the Gold Glove Award again, as well as the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers, becoming the third pitcher in MLB history to win both awards in the same year. He was also named to the All-MLB Team those two years. In 2022 he was named an All Star, and won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award at pitcher.