Max Fried

I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to do too much or overthink roles or what I want to be.

— Max Fried

I've pitched with a lot of really great teammates and stuff like that.

— Max Fried

I'm at my best when I'm not thinking and I'm leaving it all out there.

— Max Fried

I need to work on everything about my craft to become the best player that I can be.

— Max Fried

I think any time you end the season with a bad taste in your mouth, it gives you a little extra motivation.

— Max Fried

You get caught sometimes trying to go through the motions instead of just going and worrying about competing.

— Max Fried

I have to know what makes me successful and not try to be someone I'm not.

— Max Fried

Obviously, I want to go out there and keep runs off the board.

— Max Fried

Whether you've got one year in the big leagues or you've got 15, I feel like you're always learning something, trying to…

— Max Fried

It's always fun when you gotta devise a plan of attack, and then figure out how to change it when things don't…

— Max Fried

Regardless of where I start or wherever I may be playing, it doesn't matter, because you still have to do that to…

— Max Fried

I was trying to establish myself in the big leagues and trying to find ways to stick. If my team won the…

— Max Fried

My mindset is to really try and keep it simple and every single time I go out there, I want to put…

— Max Fried

Baseball in October is the purest form. All that matters is winning. Individual statistics are not important at that point in the…

— Max Fried

I think, as a starting pitcher, that's your job. Your job is to go out there and give your team as many…

— Max Fried

Every single year the Yankees come to Spring Training, the number one goal is to win a World Series, to get to…

— Max Fried

It's crazy how much I've grown, how much I've learned and how much I've experienced.

— Max Fried

You've got to have a very cliched, one start or one day at time mentality.

— Max Fried

Anything that makes me feel like being a baseball player beyond being a pitcher, I'll take advantage of it.

— Max Fried

A lot of guys support me and give me the confidence to go out there and be the player I want to…

— Max Fried

I think it's important to know it's a long season and obviously every game counts the exact same.

— Max Fried

I think any time you don't reach your goal, that gives you motivation to want it even more.

— Max Fried

For me, there has always been a varied state of baseballs, and I just have to try to make the most of…

— Max Fried

I pride myself on being able to take the ball and win ballgames.

— Max Fried

I've never been a person that performed well when they chase stats.

— Max Fried

I'm not going to complain about striking out a couple more guys.

— Max Fried

If I can execute my pitches, I know I'll have way more success than when I don't.

— Max Fried

You see guys go through stretches where they are seeing the ball well and hitting it hard for a series or a…

— Max Fried

You're not going to feel your best every single time that you take the ball.

— Max Fried

There's a correlation to it: The more velocity you have, the more stress it puts on joints, ligaments, etc.

— Max Fried

When the Yankees say that they're interested in you, you perk up and you listen.

— Max Fried

Before I take the ball, I'm going to prepare as well as I can.

— Max Fried

At the end of the day, we just want to be ready for the playoffs, whatever that entails.

— Max Fried

When I'm throwing that fastball in, it just opens up everything else.

— Max Fried

If I can get predominantly ground balls and get some weak contact, then things are going right.

— Max Fried

Revamping your whole entire delivery is not something that is easy. It takes a lot of hard work and discipline.

— Max Fried

For me, I have to be Max Fried. I can't try to fill anyone else's shoes.

— Max Fried

I just want to go out there and do whatever I can to help the team.

— Max Fried

When I take the ball, I just want to make sure we have a really good chance to win that day.

— Max Fried

If you put a board game in front of me, I'm more than likely excited to play it.

— Max Fried