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TORONTO \u2014 New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler said Boston Red Sox fans \u201ccrossed the line\u201d by attacking members of his family on social media, and that it fueled him before he dominated by throwing eight scoreless innings in a 4-0 win<\/a> in a do-or-die Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the end of the day,\u201d Schlittler said, \u201cthere\u2019s not much they can say now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schlittler, a 24-year-old rookie, said he was especially disappointed because he grew up in Walpole, Mass. \u2014 not far from Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t really expecting it to go that far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Schlittler spoke to reporters in the visitors\u2019 clubhouse at Rogers Centre before the Yankees\u2019 workout. Game 1 of the AL Division Series is set for Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Late Thursday, Schlittler alluded to the win feeling \u201cpersonal\u201d for him. On Friday, he said the venom his family received \u201c100 percent\u201d helped him while he was on the mound. He ended up striking out 12 hitters and walking none in easily the biggest start of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was locked in when I woke up (Friday),\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, it was going to be a big day. As I told Andy (Pettitte) the day before, I wasn\u2019t going to let them beat me. I think that kind of lit the fire a little bit. I was able to go out there a little bit more locked in than I usually am.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least one screenshot circulated online late Thursday of a Red Sox fan\u2019s account mocking Schlittler\u2019s mother before she switched her account from public to private.<\/p>\n

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Learning that Red Sox fans were harassing Cam Schlittler\u2019s mom just made that shove session all the more sweet.<\/p>\n

Kid is a legend. pic.twitter.com\/56ameewM29<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob P.M.\ud83c\udf14 (@JacobBSpeaks) October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Schlittler said some people sent him links and screenshots of the harassment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the bigger accounts they got over there, I was able to see, unfortunately,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t really check my phone much before the game, but there was some stuff that was brought to my attention. Don\u2019t need to give them the attention they\u2019re looking for, but just channel it and made sure I took it in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Northeastern University product didn\u2019t completely ignore Red Sox fans, though. He took a couple of jabs via posts on X. In one post<\/a>, he said he was \u201cDrinking dat dirty water,\u201d a reference to the Red Sox\u2019s victory song \u201cDirty Water\u201d by The Standells. He was at it again Friday afternoon, responding to someone who said he wasn\u2019t from Boston.<\/p>\n

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Went to school in bos for 3 years, I live in Southie during the off season, start preparing for the bruins szn homie \u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cam (@Cam32Schlittler) October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Schlittler added that his friends are big Red Sox fans, and that while they were happy to see him succeed, they were \u201cbummed out\u201d that he knocked Boston out of the postseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I told them that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll get over it. Hockey season is coming up. Basketball season is coming up. I\u2019m sure they\u2019ve got other things to distract them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manager Aaron Boone was aware of the harassment Schlittler\u2019s family received, but said he didn\u2019t have to talk him through it.<\/p>\n

\u201cCam\u2019s a tough kid,\u201d Boone said, \u201cand I know (he) is going to handle any slings and arrows. Social media can be an ugly place sometimes, unfortunately. We try to prepare our guys and obviously support our guys in so many different ways, but Cam is broad-shouldered, confident, clear-eyed, and I don\u2019t think going to be affected by much.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a line that can be crossed. I think if it\u2019s a different fan base coming at them, I\u2019d be a little bit more OK with it. Again, I think just it being Boston was a little more disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schlittler said he was walking on the treadmill 40 minutes before Thursday\u2019s start when he sent a text message to some family members, asking them not to respond to online hate.<\/p>\n

Schlittler said he \u201ccan\u2019t really repeat\u201d what he told Boone the night before his start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him I was ready to go and just reassuring him that I\u2019ve got no ties to Boston,\u201d Schlittler said.<\/p>\n

(Photo: Vincent Carchietta \/ Imagn Images)<\/p>\n