Aaron Judge isn’t the only star Yankee with something to prove in the playoffs this time around .

Given his rough recent history in the playoffs, it may be fair to ask: Which Max Fried will show up on Tuesday night against the Red Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card series at Yankee Stadium?

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Yankee playoff hopes might depend on it.

The left-hander who has looked every bit like the pitcher the Yankees thought they were getting when they signed him to an eight-year, $218 million deal in the offseason — the largest deal ever given to a lefty?

Or the Fried who’s been a mess in his three previous

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