David Ortiz
On Cam Schlittler …
He is An ‘Ace!!!’
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TMZSports.com
Cam Schlittler simply received some large reward from David Ortiz … who shoveled the “ace” label on the Yankees rookie following his unbelievable sport 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 Purple 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+MPHDared the Purple Sox to hit him and so they could not do it. That’s a grown man begin.
pic.twitter.com/ImrQ14NAGT— James Schiano (@James_Schiano) October 3, 2025
@James_Schiano
Large Papi — who had simply gotten off a flight at LAX — instructed us he is already seen sufficient from the flamethrower to dub him a front-of-the-rotation man.
“He is received it, bro,” Ortiz stated. “He is received it. He is received 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 nicely.
However whereas Ortiz was upset with the end result — he made it clear he is nonetheless optimistic concerning the Purple Sox’s future.
He instructed us they simply must “add some thunder” in free company … and he expects to be proper again in competition in 2026.
“We aren’t distant from the place we have to be, to be trustworthy with you,” he stated.
Up subsequent for the Yankees is a collection with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is received some exhausting work forward … as he is received to sit down with New York legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter for Fox’s protection of the playoffs going ahead.
