David Ortiz
On Cam Schlittler …
He is An ‘Ace!!!’
Printed October 4, 2025 12:50 AM PDT
TMZSports.com
Cam Schlittler simply obtained some large reward from David Ortiz … who shoveled the “ace” label on the Yankees rookie following his unimaginable recreation on Thursday night time.
Simply hours after the New York hurler went eight innings of shutout ball in a do-or-die win over the Pink Sox, Ortiz fired off praise after praise after praise on the right-hander.
Cam Schlittler threw 107 pitches tonight
96 had been some sort of fastball (FF, SI, FC)
61 of them had been within the strike zone
64 of them had been 98+ MPH
11 of them had been 100+MPH
Dared the Pink Sox to hit him and so they could not do it. That’s a grown man begin.
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— James Schiano (@James_Schiano) October 3, 2025
@James_Schiano
Huge Papi — who had simply gotten off a flight at LAX — advised us he is already seen sufficient from the flamethrower to dub him a front-of-the-rotation man.
“He is obtained it, bro,” Ortiz mentioned. “He is obtained it. He is obtained it.”
“He was abusing us final night time.”
Schlittler ended the 4-0 win with 12 strikeouts and no walks … and a little bit little bit of trash discuss as effectively.
However whereas Ortiz was dissatisfied with the result — he made it clear he is nonetheless optimistic concerning the Pink Sox’s future.
He advised us they only must “add some thunder” in free company … and he expects to be proper again in rivalry in 2026.
“We’re not far-off from the place we must be, to be trustworthy with you,” he mentioned.
Up subsequent for the Yankees is a sequence with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is obtained some onerous work forward … as he is obtained to take a seat with New York legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter for Fox’s protection of the playoffs going ahead.
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