ATLANTA — The Yankees ’ choice for starting pitcher in Friday night’s first game back from the All-Star break is a surprise.

Fried signed with the Yankees (eight years, $218 million) over the offseason after eight seasons with the Braves, the team that drafted him. In a Braves uniform, he made two All-Star Games, won two ...

They Braves are continuing to find a way to get their dynamic duo of catchers into the lineup at the same time.

With Clarke Schmidt and Gerrit Cole out for the season, Schlitter was an emergency call-up. Max Fried is still working his way back from the blister that forced him out of his last start. The Yankees’ ...