{"id":3595,"date":"2026-06-26T04:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:10:21","slug":"after-once-pitching-in-a-red-sox-uniform-at-fenway-park-cam-schlittlers-one-that-got-away-to-the-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3595","title":{"rendered":"After once pitching in a Red Sox uniform at Fenway Park, Cam Schlittler\u2019s one that got away \u2014 to the Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eight years later, it represents a tantalizing glimpse of possibility. On Aug. 24, 2018, Cam Schlittler took the mound at Fenway Park wearing the home whites of the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then 17 and entering his senior year at Walpole High School, the rail-thin, 6-foot-6-inch righthander had been invited to take part in the Rivalry Classic, a scouting showcase for Northeast prospects organized by scouts Ray Fagnant of the Red Sox and Matt Hyde of the Yankees. Participants wore the uniforms of the two scouts\u2019 organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Schlittler pitched for the Sox that day, the future offered a different path. Schlittler is now making his mark with the Yankees. The 25-year-old has emerged as a snarling, high-octane mound force.<\/span><\/p>\n

He put himself on the map against the Sox last year in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series and has proven in 2026 the postseason dominance was no fluke. Though Schlittler (8-4) allowed four runs, all unearned, in a 6-3 Yankees loss Thursday night at Fenway, he lowered his ERA to an AL-best 1.62.<\/span><\/p>\n

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