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 August 31,2025) | |
Win–loss record | 2–2 |
Earned run average | 2.61 |
Strikeouts | 54 |
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 and played college baseball at Northeastern University. [1] In 2021,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] He was selected by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [3] [4]
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. [5]
Schlittler started the 2025 season with Double-A Somerset before earning a promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in June. [6] [7] [8] He made five starts for the RailRiders before a season-ending injury to Clarke Schmidt caused the Yankees to promote Schlittler to the major leagues on July 9,2025. [9] In his MLB debut,Schlittler earned a win over the Seattle Mariners after throwing 5+1⁄3 innings with 4 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out seven. His fastest pitch was 100 mph (160 km/h), the fastest thrown by a Yankee pitcher all season. [10]
Schlittler's father, John, is the chief of police for Needham, Massachusetts. [11]