Max Fried may have a homecoming start in Atlanta next week, but it won’t be in the All-Star Game.

The southpaw from the Yankees decided to withdraw from the Midsummer Classic on Friday. His teammate Carlos Rodón took his place. The reason for his withdrawal was his upcoming start on Saturday against the Cubs. Participating in the All-Star Game on Tuesday with only two days of rest was not feasible for him.

Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone commented on the situation, describing it as a series of complicated decisions. Despite the team’s strong 11-0 win against the Cubs on Friday night, the focus was on managing the pitching rotation effectively. Boone mentioned, “He’s obviously pitching [Saturday], so it’s a little shorter turnaround. We’ve worked through it a lot over these last couple days.”

Fried will still attend the festivities in Atlanta, where he spent the first eight years of his big league career before signing with the Yankees.

Now that he won’t be participating in the All-Star Game, there is a chance he may be set to start a game against the Braves next weekend at Truist Park. Facing his former teammates in Atlanta could be an interesting matchup for the left-hander.

Boone said the decision for Fried not to pitch in the All-Star Game did not have much to do with any concern over his overall workload. He enters Saturday’s start with 119 innings this season, on pace to break his career-high of 185 ¹/₃ innings.

“I hope he breaks that 185 this year and then into the playoffs,” Boone said. “But certainly something we’ll be mindful of and try to pay attention to not only Max but all of our pitchers in how they’re recovering during the year.”

Boone feigned ignorance Friday when asked who with the Yankees noticed Andrés Muñoz was tipping his pitches in the ninth inning Thursday night.

“Muñoz was?” Boone deadpanned.

The Mariners realized the Yankees had a tell, with the runner at second base making a motion to the hitter when Muñoz was about to throw a slider as they rallied for two runs that sent the game to extras.

“I don’t know anything about that,” Boone said with a grin.

A day after Oswald Peraza popped out on a bunt attempt in the 10th inning, he was joined by Anthony Volpe, Jorbit Vivas, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger on the field early to take bunting practice.

Austin Wells, whose left wrist went numb for a few minutes Thursday after taking a bouncing ball off it behind the plate, had a planned day off Friday.

He is expected to catch Fried on Saturday afternoon.

Boone said he assumed Marcus Stroman’s quad was OK on Friday after he tweaked it during Thursday’s start, but had not yet gotten a report on it.

Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, the pitching prospect the Yankees got back from the Red Sox for Carlos Narváez last offseason, was promoted to Double-A Somerset on Friday.

The 21-year-old right-hander had a 2.26 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 83 ²/₃ innings and 15 games at High-A Hudson Valley.

RHP Geoff Hartlieb elected free agency Friday in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A after being designated for assignment earlier this week.