LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried threw 35 pitches over 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday - his first look in additional than two months.

Fried, runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award in 2022, has been on the 60-day injured record recuperating from a strained left forearm.

His anticipated return after the All-Star break would additional bolster a staff that already has baseball’s greatest file. Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder have helped to fill the void within the rotation, each incomes their first choices to the All-Star Game.

Fried was 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 5 begins earlier than he skilled ache in his forearm throughout a May 5 look towards Baltimore.

The Braves have been overly cautious in his rehab, specializing in getting Fried absolutely wholesome for the second half of the season.

He began for Atlanta’s suburban affiliate towards the Omaha Storm Chasers, throwing 18 of 35 pitches for strikes. The lefty allowed one hit, walked two and struck out one earlier than he was changed with one out within the second inning by Roel Ramirez.

When Fried completes his rehab task, he would be a part of Strider and Elder and Charlie Morton to provide the Braves 4 stable starters. The staff additionally hopes that Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a 12 months in the past who has missed most of this season with shoulder points, will be capable to return late within the common season.

But Fried is probably the most important key to bettering Atlanta’s possibilities of a deep postseason run. He went 14-7 with a 2.48 ERA a 12 months in the past, ending second to Miami’s Sandy Alcántara within the NL Cy Young balloting.

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