David Ortiz
On Cam Schlittler …
He is An ‘Ace!!!’
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TMZSports.com
Cam Schlittler simply acquired 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 have been some kind of fastball (FF, SI, FC)
61 of them have been within the strike zone
64 of them have been 98+ MPH
11 of them have been 100+MPHDared the Pink 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
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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 is acquired it, bro,” Ortiz mentioned. “He is acquired it. He is acquired it.”
“He was abusing us final night time.”
Schlittler ended the 4-0 win with 12 strikeouts and no walks … and somewhat little bit of trash discuss as properly.
However whereas Ortiz was upset 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 collection with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is acquired some exhausting 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.