# Cam Schlittler
**Cam Schlittler** (Cameron John Schlittler, born 2001 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). A 6-foot-6, 215-pound right-hander drafted in the seventh round in 2022 out of [Northeastern University](https://www.edgepedia.org/northeastern-university), he reached the majors in July 2025 and by 2026 had become one of the Yankees' top starting pitchers, with a career regular-season record of 18-9 and a 2.23 ERA through 47 starts.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001, Weymouth, Massachusetts; bats and throws right-handed; 6'6", 215 lb[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| Draft | 2022 First-Year Player Draft, New York Yankees, 7th round, 220th overall, out of Northeastern University[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| MLB debut | July 9, 2025, vs. Seattle; earned the win with 3 ER over 5.1 innings[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| 2026 season | 14-6, 1.95 ERA, 193.2 innings, 239 strikeouts, 0.92 WHIP in 33 starts[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| Career (through 2026) | 18-9, 2.23 ERA, 266.2 innings, 323 strikeouts in the regular season; 2-2, 1.44 ERA in the postseason[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| Signature postseason game | 12 strikeouts over 8 scoreless innings in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston, the first pitcher in MLB history with at least 8 scoreless innings and 12 strikeouts without a walk in a postseason game[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) |
| Arsenal | Near-even three-fastball mix in 2026: 31.6% four-seam, 29.4% cutter, 30.3% sinker, up from a four-seam-heavy 55.3% / 18.9% / 7.1% split in 2025[2](https://github.com/prismindanalytics/calledthird-research/blob/main/schlittler-arsenal/REPORT_codex.md) |
## College and minor league career
Schlittler pitched three seasons at Northeastern University from 2020 to 2022, going 14-9 with a 2.67 ERA in 31 games (30 starts). In 2021 he went 8-1 with a 1.88 ERA and earned All-CAA First Team honors and CAA Co-Rookie of the Year. As a redshirt sophomore in 2022 he posted a 3.53 ERA in 15 starts and ranked third among Coastal Athletic Association pitchers with 85 strikeouts.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
The Yankees selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 draft, 220th overall. Over parts of three minor league seasons (2023-25) he went 15-16 with a 3.33 ERA in 54 games (50 starts). In 2024, split among High-A Hudson Valley, Double-A Somerset, and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he went 8-8 with a 3.36 ERA and led Yankees farmhands in strikeouts; he was named a South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star and the league's "Pitcher of the Year," and received the Jim Hegan Award as the Yankees' minor league Pitcher of the Year.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) • [3](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/wekse7ehgobijwldqnb9.pdf)
## 2025 rookie season
Schlittler began 2025 in the minors, going a combined 6-6 with a 2.82 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) with Somerset and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and was tied for ninth among minor league pitchers in strikeouts at the time of his promotion. Signed to a Major League contract, he debuted on July 9, 2025, against Seattle and earned his first career win.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) • [3](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/wekse7ehgobijwldqnb9.pdf)
In 14 big league starts he went 4-3 with a 2.96 ERA over 73.0 innings, holding opponents to a .217/.309/.337 slash line. He allowed three runs or fewer in 12 of 14 starts, and his 24 runs allowed through his first 14 career starts were the second-fewest by a Yankees pitcher in that span, behind only Dave Righetti. His 84 strikeouts through his first 14 career games tied Righetti for the fourth-most in franchise history. In August he went 1-1 with a 1.60 ERA and 39 strikeouts, including a career-high 17.2-inning scoreless streak from August 13 to 30, and on August 20 at [Tampa Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-bay) he retired his first 18 batters in a scoreless start.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
His postseason debut came in Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series against Boston, a winner-take-all game, where he struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings to earn the win. Those 12 strikeouts were the most by a Yankees rookie in a postseason game, and he became the first pitcher in Major League history to throw at least eight scoreless innings with at least 12 strikeouts and no walks in a postseason game. He then started ALDS Game 4 against Toronto and took the loss after allowing 4 runs (2 earned) in 6.1 innings. Following the season, [Baseball America](https://www.edgepedia.org/baseball-america) named him to its All-Rookie Team.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
## 2026 season
Schlittler's 2026 season established him as a frontline starter. In 33 starts he went 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA, 239 strikeouts, and a 0.92 WHIP over 193.2 innings.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645) In August he threw seven innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks in a start against Atlanta that the Yankees lost in extra innings, 2-1.[4](https://as.com/us/mlb/la-ofensiva-de-yankees-no-despierta-y-el-equipo-se-hunde-sin-judge-f202608-n/) On September 30, 2026, he held Boston scoreless over 6.1 innings with 2 hits, 1 walk, and 10 strikeouts, making him the sixth pitcher to record two scoreless postseason starts with at least 10 strikeouts, both against the Red Sox; Yankees fans chanted "MVP" in his honor afterward.[5](https://as.com/us/mlb/yo-no-diria-que-soy-un-mvp-cam-schlittler-responde-a-los-cantos-de-los-fans-de-yankees-f202609-n/) In the 2026 postseason he went 1-1 with a 1.69 ERA in two starts, and his career postseason line through four starts stands at 2-2 with a 1.44 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 25.0 innings.[1](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
## Pitching arsenal
Schlittler's defining trait is a heavy fastball diet. MLB.com has noted that no one throws more fastballs than he does, and he uses a three-fastball mix of four-seam, sinker, and cutter.[6](https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-cam-schlittler-dominates-with-three-fastballs) A 2026 analysis of his Statcast data documented a substantial redesign between seasons: in 2025 he threw 55.3% four-seam fastballs, 18.9% cutters, and 7.1% sinkers, but in his first three starts of 2026 the mix was 31.6% four-seam, 29.4% cutter, and 30.3% sinker. Among 101 right-handed 2025 pitchers who threw at least 50 of all three fastballs, his 2026 mix balance ranked at the 100th percentile, while his movement-spread triangle ranked at the 66th percentile; the same analysis found the data did not support a claim of the largest movement spread in baseball.[2](https://github.com/prismindanalytics/calledthird-research/blob/main/schlittler-arsenal/REPORT_codex.md)
## References
1. [Cam Schlittler Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645)
2. [Research Report: Cam Schlittler's Arsenal, calledthird-research, GitHub](https://github.com/prismindanalytics/calledthird-research/blob/main/schlittler-arsenal/REPORT_codex.md)
3. [Tonight's Starting Pitcher: RHP Cam Schlittler, Yankees game notes PDF](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/wekse7ehgobijwldqnb9.pdf)
4. [La ofensiva de Yankees no despierta y el equipo se hunde sin Judge, AS.com](https://as.com/us/mlb/la-ofensiva-de-yankees-no-despierta-y-el-equipo-se-hunde-sin-judge-f202608-n/)
5. ["Yo no diría que soy un MVP": Cam Schlittler responde a los cantos de los fans de Yankees, AS.com](https://as.com/us/mlb/yo-no-diria-que-soy-un-mvp-cam-schlittler-responde-a-los-cantos-de-los-fans-de-yankees-f202609-n/)
6. [Yankees Cam Schlittler dominates with three fastballs, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-cam-schlittler-dominates-with-three-fastballs)
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