Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Fried (elbow) is expected to begin facing hitters by late June or early July, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Fried has been throwing off a mound for about a week and is now asymptomatic after landing on the injured list in mid-May with a bone bruise in his left elbow. He remains without an official timeline and is likely to embark on a rehab assignment before coming off the IL, but a return to the rotation at some point in July remains possible.