{"id":55038,"date":"2025-07-10T20:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55038\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:42:13","slug":"cam-schlittler-brings-heat-and-hope-to-yankees-in-winning-mlb-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55038\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Schlittler brings heat and hope to Yankees in winning MLB debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 One game into his major league career, Cam Schlittler is the hardest-throwing member of the New York Yankees\u2019 rotation.<\/p>\n

Schlittler used his 100 mph fastball to shut down Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners during an eye-opening debut Wednesday night, pitching the Yankees to a 9-6 victory<\/a> before a throng of friends and family members in the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, it\u2019s been my goal my whole life,\u201d Schlittler said. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve really processed it yet.\u201d <\/p>\n

One of the team\u2019s top-rated prospects, the 6-foot-6 Schlittler struck out seven over 5 1\/3 innings to earn the win. He threw New York\u2019s seven fastest pitches this season and his average fastball velocity of 97.9 mph was the highest for a Yankees pitcher this year.<\/p>\n

But it was his poise and improved secondary pitches that really impressed manager Aaron Boone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see his stuff really plays,\u201d Boone said. \u201cI see a lot of potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boone called it \u201ca great first step\u201d and said Schlittler will get another big league start, likely after the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was sick,\u201d said Yankees teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr., who homered twice and drove in four runs.<\/p>\n

Schlittler was called up from Triple-A to pitch in place of injured Clarke Schmidt<\/a>, who is expected to undergo a second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow that would sideline him for the rest of this season and much of next year. <\/p>\n

So there\u2019s a genuine opportunity for Schlittler to stick in the rotation for a Yankees squad trying to catch Toronto atop the AL East.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, just trying to get the first one under my belt and then whatever happens. I\u2019m just fortunate that they gave me that opportunity,\u201d Schlittler said. \u201cJust take it day by day and see what happens.\u201d <\/p>\n

Staked to an early 3-0 lead, Schlittler gave up three runs and four hits \u2014 including solo homers by J.P. Crawford and Jorge Polanco. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old right-hander walked his first batter but settled down quickly and froze Raleigh, the major league home run leader, with a 100 mph heater for his first strikeout in the opening inning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was nasty,\u201d Yankees outfielder Jasson Dom\u00ednguez said.<\/p>\n

That baseball was one of two sitting in Schlittler\u2019s locker after the game, both keepsakes inscribed and encased above the Yankees\u2019 championship belt for the night.<\/p>\n

Schlittler said the strikeout ball will probably end up in his room back home eventually, but first he planned to give it to his parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know they\u2019ll cherish that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Schlittler, who walked two, ending his outing with another strikeout of Raleigh before leaving with a 6-2 lead in the sixth to a standing ovation as his parents hugged in the Yankee Stadium stands.<\/p>\n

Schlittler was born in Massachusetts but said he always wanted to play for the Yankees. They selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 amateur draft from Northeastern in Boston, right in the heart of rival Red Sox country. <\/p>\n

The pitcher said his girlfriend and cousin were on hand in addition to plenty of friends, and he left 23 tickets for his supporters. But he said he wasn\u2019t all that nervous come gametime. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think probably had more jitters this morning, honestly,\u201d Schlittler said. \u201cI know my dad just in general gets more nervous than I do when I throw.\u201d <\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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