By Zac Wassink
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Last updated 3/4/21
Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried is coming off his best season, to date, and was set to make his spring training debut Friday versus the Minnesota Twins.
The 27-year-old will now have to wait.
According to Gabriel Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker told reporters that he's scratched Fried from Friday's appearance because the southpaw was potentially exposed to somebody infected with COVID-19.
"He was potential exposure, so we’re laying him low for a couple days," Snitker explained. He added that Fried hasn't yet tested positive for the coronavirus.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Fried tallied a 7-0 record with a 2.25 ERA and a 50:19 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting.