David Ortiz
On Cam Schlittler …
He is An ‘Ace!!!’
Revealed
TMZSports.com
Cam Schlittler simply obtained some large reward from David Ortiz … who shoveled the “ace” label on the Yankees rookie following his unimaginable 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 Purple 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 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
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 obtained it, bro,” Ortiz mentioned. “He is obtained it. He is obtained it.”
“He was abusing us final evening.”
Schlittler ended the 4-0 win with 12 strikeouts and no walks … and a little bit little bit of trash discuss as properly.
However whereas Ortiz was disillusioned with the end result — he made it clear he is nonetheless optimistic concerning the Purple Sox’s future.
He advised us they only have to “add some thunder” in free company … and he expects to be proper again in competition in 2026.
“We’re not far-off from the place we have to be, to be sincere with you,” he mentioned.
Up subsequent for the Yankees is a sequence with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is obtained some exhausting work forward … as he is obtained to take a seat with New York legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter for Fox’s protection of the playoffs going ahead.
