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What did the Yankees learn in Max Fried’s Game 1 start of the wild-card round?

When you sign a three-time Gold Glove winner and World Series champion to an eight-year, $218 million agreement, you use him for everything he can offer in a postseason start.

The 6 ⅓ innings and 102 pitches he threw of shutout pitching wasn’t the extent of his battery life — and most knew that other than Aaron Boone.

Boone was lambasted by fans and media for his decision to bring Luke Weaver in during the seventh inning, and he instantly allowed two earned runs. The Yankees have a dubious relief staff that carried a 4.37 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, so it

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