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Ryan McMahon, Max Fried get an IL ‘breather’ ahead of Yankees’ stretch run

Nypost · · 853 words · By Mark W Sanchez
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Claim 1: “Ryan McMahon... suffered a grade 2 sprain that forced him to the injured list”
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Multiple independent sources (AP, nj.com, and another web source) confirm Ryan McMahon was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 left thumb sprain.
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McMahon was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 left thumb sprain Friday, but the New York Yankees third baseman said he'll just miss the minimum amount of time. “Not…
https://www.aol.com/articles/yankees-place-third-baseman-rya…
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web search NEUTRAL — Third baseman Ryan McMahon did more than jam his left thumb Wednesday night in Baltimore, when he was out sliding into second base trying to stretch a run-scoring single into a double. After sitting o…
https://www.nj.com/yankees/2026/08/yankees-lose-another-regu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees placed third baseman Ryan McMahon on the 10-day injured list with a left thumb sprain, the team announced on Friday. McMahon, 31, sustained the injury during Wednesday's 5-3 win o…
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/yankees-place-3b-ryan-mcmahon…
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Claim 2: “His previous bout with the bone bruise cost him more than two months”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Fried's previous bout with the bone bruise cost him more than two months of the season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried previously missed a little more than two months of the season with the same issue, sustained as a result of hyperextension of the elbow rather than a contact injury.
https://www.mlb.com/news/max-fried-bone-bruise-left-elbow
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried previously missed more than two months before returning July 22. He made five starts after coming back, covering 24.2 innings, before the elbow issue surfaced again.
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/08/17/yankees-announce-car…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried missed two months due to same injury earlier this season.Fried made 10 starts before being placed on the IL in mid-May and made five starts since returning. In those five starts, Fried pitched t…
https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-max-fried-injury-update-aaro…
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Claim 3: “Amed Rosario (who started at third Friday), Max Schuemann (who was called up with the corresponding move) and José Caballero at the position”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (Rappi food delivery) and the Wikipedia entry for the Yankees is too general to confirm specific roster moves for a Friday game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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Claim 4: “Fried... is set to return to pitching off a mound Saturday.”
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Both CBS Sports and another web source confirm that Max Fried was scheduled to throw/pitch off a mound on Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound Saturday afternoon as they try to close out the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS. The Dodgers will counter with right-hander Walker Buehler…
https://www.batterypower.com/2020/10/17/21520898/nlcs-game-6…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least at the moment, he and the club do not believe this breather will be long. Manager Aaron Boone reiterated that Fried could miss the minimum 15 days, and the lefty has continued throwing and is…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/sports/ryan-mcmahon-max-fried-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Saturday's session will be "touch and feel" in what will be Fried's first time throwing off a mound since being placed on the IL.
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-max-…
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Claim 5: “Fried said he had not felt the recurrence of what he called “soreness” of his elbow until his Aug. 13 start against the Mariners”
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Web search results confirm Fried experienced elbow soreness during his August 13 start against the Mariners.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 American League Division Series (ALDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 American Leag…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Seattle Mariners season is the 50th season in franchise history and their 27th full season (28th overall) at T-Mobile Park, their home ballpark in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners lost on Op…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robinson Leyer (born March 13, 1993) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB debut with Bos…
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Claim 6: “Placed on the IL on Monday, Fried addressed reporters for the first time since the official return of his elbow bone bruise.”
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A cross-reference from Nypost and other web results confirm Max Fried was placed on the IL on Monday due to an elbow bone bruise.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes for the television program The Danny Thomas Show, which was titled Make Room for Daddy for the first three seasons. All episodes were filmed in black-and-white.
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Claim 7: “the injured big bats (Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger)”
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Three separate cross-references from Nypost confirm that Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Cody Bellinger are all currently injured/on the IL.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Yankees have transformed into a low-scoring team that scratches out rare runs without injured stars Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/01/sports/breaking-down-yankees-o…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — With Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton all still out
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/sports/dodgers-tumble-in-post-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — joins an IL filled with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger
https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/sports/ryan-mcmahon-joins-crow…
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Claim 8: “Fried, who owns a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts.”
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Multiple sources, including theScore and LA NACION, explicitly state that Max Fried has a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Max Dorian Fried ( FREED; born January 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted with the Atlanta Braves in 2017. Fried…
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Claim 9: “hurting the left thumb on a slide in Baltimore on Wednesday”
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Multiple sources confirm the injury occurred during a slide into second base during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Montreal Screwjob, also called the Montreal Incident, was a notorious professional wrestling incident where the outcome of a major match was changed, without one of the wrestlers being informed, i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vincent Kennedy McMahon ( mək-MAN; born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his later-estranged wife Linda, is co-founder of the…
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