Max Fried threw seven scoreless innings to outduel high school teammate Jack Flaherty, Ben Rice hit a two-run homer in the seventh and AL MVP Aaron Judge drove in two more runs to help the New York Yankees hold off the Detroit Tigers 4-3.

What a morning it was on Wednesday for Harvard-Westlake coaches, players and fans. If they had access to the Internet or a television, they wanted to see what happened in the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers because the starting pitching matchup had Max Fried taking on Jack Flaherty.

DETROIT – As Jack Flaherty took the mound at Dodger Stadium in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, a familiar face watched from the stands. It was current Yankees pitcher Max Fried. A high school teammate at Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, Fried made sure to witness Flaherty’s start for his hometown Dodgers.