Boyd Wins All-Star Matchup as Fried Exits with Blister and Cubs Stop Yankees’ 5-Game Win Streak

Yankees unsure of severity of blister on Fried’s finger

NEW YORK — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was unsure of the severity of Max Fried’s blister on his left index finger, a day after the All-Star left-hander left his start after three innings. “It’s just that (a blister),” Boone said before the Yankees faced the Cubs on Sunday. “So he’ll be kind of leaning into all the modalities and all of the tricks that you try and do to deal with blisters. Then we’ll see how it lines up for what we want …

Yanks to eye severity of Fried's blister over break

The Yankees are unsure of the severity of Max Fried's blister on his left index finger and will wait to see how the rotation will line up coming out of the All-Star break.

Yankees All-Star Fried forced from start by index finger blister, which caused 4 past IL stints

NEW YORK — Max Fried threw a cutter that Jon Berti foul tipped, got the ball back from catcher Austin Wells, looked at his left hand and tilted his head with a pained look as he stared into the outfield. Another blister on his left index finger. “It was literally just one pitch and I felt it,” Fried said Saturday after the Yankees’ 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs, which ended New York’s five-game winning streak. “Basically there was no blister and …

Can Yankees solve the mystery of Max Fried’s blisters?

NEW YORK — The bandage on Max Fried’s left index finger was small enough to go unnoticed on TV, but it’s what’s underneath that has the Yankees’ attention.

Cubs All-Star Matthew Boyd blanks Yankees for eight innings in final start before break

The Cubs beat the Yankees 5-2 on Saturday.

Yankees’ loss to Cubs comes with Max Fried concern as bats go quiet to end winning streak

The Yankees’ five-game winning streak came to a crashing end Saturday — and it came with concern about ace Max Fried.