Arguably the best pitcher in the American League escaped that first-inning jam by inducing a pop-up to Santana, which essentially was the first and only Guardians chance against Fried in a 4-0, series-clinching Yankees victory in front of 41,665 in The Bronx on Thursday.

Fried inked an eight-year, $218 million contract with New York, blowing away industry expectations. Boston came in at seven years and $190 million.