Baseball: Max Fried is thriving in pro ball

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At this time last season, left-hander Max Fried was preparing to pitch in a high school playoff game for Studio City Harvard-Westlake.

Now he’s pitching in the minor leagues for the San Diego Padres organization after being a first-round draft pick (No. 7 overall), and he’s thriving.

He has a scoreless innings streak of 11 2/3 innings pitching for Class A Fort Wayne.

-- Eric Sondheimer