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The New York Yankees entered spring training with more starting pitching than they knew what to do with. Now, they need all the help they can get. Shortly after Juan Soto hopped on the Queens-bound 7-train,

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried is focused on remaining levelheaded as the team's new ace with teammate Gerrit Cole undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery Tuesday."For me, I have to be Max Fried,