"If there was a time to get it, this is the one," Fried said. "I would love to not miss any time and be able to come back in without a problem."

Yankees' veteran Max Fried made a personal phone call to fellow AL All-Star lefty Tarik Skubal regarding the All-Star Game starting assignment.

Detroit – The genesis of Tarik Skubal being named the American League’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game Tuesday began with a phone call from Yankees ace Max Fried. “It was actually a really cool conversation from his perspective, because of his history with Atlanta and all that stuff,” Skubal said.