When Max Fried was drafted by the Braves out of Harvard-Westlake High School in 2012, Max Scherzer was in the midst of his fifth season in Major League Baseball. The following year, Scherzer would reach his first of eight career All-Star Games in his illustrious career. By the time Fried reached his first Midsummer Classic in 2022, Scherzer was entering the journeyman stage of his MLB tenure after carving out a Hall of Fame career with multiple no-hitters, Cy Young Awards, and key playoff moments. Now, the two Maxes will clash in the final matchup of the season series between the Yankees and Blue Jays.

The Yanks trail the Jays by four games in the division and face their last chance to directly influence the race. They’ve done themselves few favors this year, having dropped 8 of 11 contes

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