Max Fried’s Decade-Old Tweet About Derek Jeter Resurfaces After Yankees Deal

Kristen Wong | 4 Hours Ago

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The New York Yankees didn’t waste time after being snubbed by a certain superstar outfielder and got a big offseason pickup of their own on Tuesday, signing former Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried to a massive deal.

Fried agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract, the largest guarantee for a left-handed pitcher in MLB history.

Yankees fans were understandably elated about the signing this week. Many of them started digging into Fried’s past and unearthed a 2014 tweet in which the then-Braves lefty paid his respects to Yankees legend Derek Jeter after Jeter decided to hang up his cleats.

“When it's meant to be. It's meant to be #RE2PECT,” Fried wrote on X.

When it's meant to be. It's meant to be #RE2PECT

— Max Fried (@MaxFried32) September 26, 2014

Fans had a feeling Fried was going to be a great fit for the team:

It was meant to be. https://t.co/NiJdUK5uYP

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) December 10, 2024

#RE2PECT https://t.co/AF60GT8Fgv

— Jimmy Randazzo (@JimmyRandazzo) December 10, 2024

https://t.co/PA8cOKz4ZF pic.twitter.com/we0LeHjYUv

— Chuck (@washedupchuck) December 10, 2024

Welcome to the Bronx https://t.co/KiLWk3eih5

— 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐄 (@FrankiesTwoLoud) December 10, 2024

someone who WANTS to be a Yankee https://t.co/qE2FC9MoUA

— lex 🦋✨💖 (@thatrangersgirl) December 10, 2024

It was meant to be https://t.co/QqNyktzh8w

— Matt ⚾️ (@yankeesguy93) December 11, 2024

Fried, 30, is a two-time All-Star who recorded a 3.25 ERA in Atlanta this past season and owns a 3.07 ERA across his eight-year MLB career. He’ll slide in nicely behind ace Gerrit Cole in the Yankees’ starting rotation and potentially help the defending AL champions make another deep postseason push. 

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