Max 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.
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29 Facts About Max Fried
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Max Fried was born and grew up in Santa Monica, California, the middle son of Carrie and Jonathan Max Fried, and is Jewish.
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Max Fried pitched for the 2009 Maccabiah Games Team USA Juniors baseball team that won a gold medal in Israel.
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Max Fried first attended Montclair College Preparatory School, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, where he played baseball, football, and basketball.
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Max Fried was named the 2011 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Male High School Athlete of the Year.
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Max Fried was a 2012 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American.
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Max Fried chose to sign with the Padres for $3 million despite his commitment to the UCLA Bruins baseball team.
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The next month, on August 20, Max Fried underwent Tommy John surgery; he missed the remainder of the 2014 season.
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Max Fried missed the entire 2015 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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Max Fried was invited to spring training for the first time at the start of the 2017 season.
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Max Fried began the season at the Class AA level with the Mississippi Braves.
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Max Fried was placed in the bullpen at the start of the 2019 season, and later moved to the starting rotation.
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Max Fried had a 6 Defensive Runs Saved rating, the best in the major leagues among pitchers.
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Max Fried started the season by becoming the first left-handed pitcher to not allow any home runs through eight starts, with his team winning every game, since Babe Ruth in 1917.
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Max Fried held batters to an average exit velocity on batted balls of 83.
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On defense, Max Fried led all major league pitchers in assists for the second consecutive season, tied for the MLB lead in pickoffs, and led all pitchers with five Defensive Runs Saved.
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Max Fried became the fourth Braves pitcher to win the award, joining Mike Hampton, Greg Maddux, and Phil Niekro, and the first Braves player to win the award for a pitcher in 17 years.
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Max Fried won the 2021 NL Gold Glove Award at pitcher, winning the award for the second year in a row.
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Max Fried became the third Braves pitcher to win multiple Gold Glove Awards, joining Greg Maddux and Phil Niekro.
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Max Fried became the third MLB pitcher in history to win both the Silver Slugger Award and the Gold Glove Award in the same season, joining Mike Hampton and Zack Greinke .
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Max Fried was the final recipient of the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers, as the National League will permanently implement the designated hitter in 2022.
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Max Fried was named a starter on the 2021 All-MLB Second Team, earning his second consecutive All-MLB selection.
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Max Fried was named to his second straight Opening Day start in 2022.
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Max Fried was named to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game roster at midseason.
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