David Ortiz
On Cam Schlittler …
He is An ‘Ace!!!’
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TMZSports.com
Cam Schlittler simply acquired some big reward from David Ortiz … who shoveled the “ace” label on the Yankees rookie following his unbelievable recreation on Thursday evening.
Simply hours after the New York hurler went eight innings of shutout ball in a do-or-die win over the Crimson 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 Crimson 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
Massive 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’s got it, bro,” Ortiz mentioned. “He’s got it. He’s got it.”
“He was abusing us last night.”
Schlittler ended the 4-0 win with 12 strikeouts and no walks … and a little bit little bit of trash speak as effectively.
However whereas Ortiz was dissatisfied with the result — he made it clear he is nonetheless optimistic in regards to the Crimson Sox’s future.
He advised us they simply have to “add some thunder” in free company … and he expects to be proper again in competition in 2026.
“We are not far away from where we need to be, to be honest with you,” he mentioned.
Up subsequent for the Yankees is a sequence with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is acquired some onerous work forward … as he is acquired to take a seat with New York legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter for Fox’s protection of the playoffs going ahead.
