The 2025 Gold Glove Awards have been announced and Max Fried takes home the trophy for the fourth time in his career. The previous three came consecutively in 2020-2022 with the Braves, and his four are the most Gold Glove Awards of any active pitcher. It is the second piece of fielding silverware he picks up this fall, also taking home the Fielding Bible Award as the best defensive pitcher in baseball.

Fried has always had a reputation as an excellent fielding pitcher and led all pitchers with ten Defensive Runs Saved in 2025. His impact with the glove was multi-faceted, from fielding soft dribblers in front of the mound to picking off the runner at first. Fried already had an elite pickoff move before joining the Yankees, but conversations with Andy Pettitte over the spring seemed to un

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