The New York Yankees’ right-handed ace won’t throw a single inning all year. He tore his UCL and is out for the season after spring Tommy John surgery. But it sounds like Cole is finding a new way to keep himself busy.

Max Fried, who is currently the second-favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award behind Tarik Skubal, will get the ball, looking for his first win against the Red Sox as a member of the Yankees. Fried has been sensational in his first season with the Bronx Bombers. The former Brave is 9-1 with a 1.84 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a .198 batting average against.

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Brayan Bello has struggled to pile up strikeouts this season, and our Yankees vs. Red Sox predictions expect that trend to continue this afternoon.

The 11th edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings, with the Yankees and Mets rising and two American League teams soaring.

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Fresh off a season sweep of the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees hit the road against their biggest rivals in the MLB, the Boston Red Sox, for a three-game series starting Friday, June 13 (6/13/2025) at Fenway Park in Boston,

After simulating every MLB game 10,000 times, the SportsLine Projection Model has identified the three best pitcher strikeout props for Thursday's eight-game schedule