Cam Schlittler will not receive a warm welcome when he returns to his hometown.
The Yankees’ starting pitcher, originally a Red Sox fan from Walpole, MA, revealed to the New York Post that he and his family have faced death threats before his Fenway Park debut on Thursday.
“Most normal fans could care less, right?” Schlittler said, noting that he isn’t involving the police. “It’s just those diehards who have nothing else in their lives other than baseball or sports that really care about this, and the fact that I play for the Yankees makes it worse for them.”
The 25-year-old eliminated the Red Sox from the postseason last year with an outstanding performance in the decisive Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, pitching eight shutout innings with just five hits and 12 strikeouts in a 4-0 win.
His momentum has continued into the 2026 season, with a 1.95 ERA and 36 strikeouts in his first 27.2 innings.
Perhaps Red Sox fans shouldn’t provoke him, as they harassed Schlittler and his family on social media before Game 3 last year.
“[You’d] think after last time, how much they were talking before, that they might be trying to quiet it down a little bit,” he said.
Of course, Schlittler won’t have the security of playing in the Bronx to protect him. Thursday night gives Bostonians their first chance to vent their frustrations toward someone who was once one of their own.
“It’s gonna be bad, it’s gonna be bad,” he told the Post. “I’m not nervous about it, but it’s gonna be loud. They’re gonna probably have dudes that are my age or a little bit younger, sitting right outside the bullpen, yelling whatever, probably throwing stuff at me, trying to grab me. That’s kind of what I expect.”
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