Cam Schlittler | |
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![]() Schlittler with the Somerset Patriots in 2025 | |
New York Yankees – No. 31 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 5, 2001|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 9, 2025, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
Win–loss record | 4–3 |
Earned run average | 2.96 |
Strikeouts | 84 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Cameron John Schlittler (born February 5,2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies,and was selected by the Yankees in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Schlittler attended Walpole High School in Walpole,Massachusetts, [1] and Northeastern University,where he played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies. In 2021,he was named the Coastal Athletic Association's rookie of the year and a freshman All-American. [2] He then played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] For Northeastern,Schlittler had a 14-9 win-loss record with a 2.62 earned run average (ERA) and 180 strikeouts across 182 innings pitched in 31 games,30 of which were games started. [2]
The New York Yankees selected Schlittler in the seventh round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [4] [5] He signed with the Yankees,receiving a $205,000 signing bonus. [6]
Schlittler spent his first professional season in 2023 with the Florida Complex League Yankees,Tampa Tarpons,and Hudson Valley Renegades. He started 2024 with Hudson Valley and was promoted to the Somerset Patriots during the season and pitched one game with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders. That season,he was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year. [7]
Schlittler started the 2025 season with Double-A Somerset before earning a promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in June. [8] [9] [10] He made five starts for the RailRiders. [11]
A season-ending injury to Clarke Schmidt caused the Yankees to promote Schlittler to the major leagues on July 9,2025. [11] In his MLB debut,Schlittler earned a win over the Seattle Mariners after throwing 5+1⁄3 innings with four hits and three earned runs allowed while striking out seven. His fastest pitch was 100 mph (160 km/h), the fastest thrown by a Yankee pitcher all season. [12] Schlittler had a 4-3 win-loss record with a 2.96 ERA in 14 starts for the Yankees. [13]
Schlittler started Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox, earning the win by pitching eight innings and striking out 12 batters while allowing five hits and no runs as the Yankees advanced to the 2025 American League Divisional Series. He became the first pitcher in postseason history with 8+ scoreless innings, 12+ strikeouts and no walks. [14]
Schlittler's father, John, is the chief of police for Needham, Massachusetts. [15]