Yankees vs Red Sox live updates: Cam Schlittler faces Fenway fury, how to watch

Cam Schlittler is in many ways fulfilling a childhood dream by pitching in Fenway Park. The twist is that he hopes to turn it into a nightmare for the home team. Schlittler, the Walpole, Mass.

kid who's arguably the best pitcher in baseball at the moment, will continue his running feud with Red Sox fans in an April 23 start as the New York Yankees aim to sweep the Boston Red Sox . Schlittler couldn't be much more Boston - he's still a Bruins fan, and his dad is the police chief of Needham, a town roughly halfway between Walpole and Fenway Park. Yet Schlittler's epic eight shutout innings and 12 strikeouts in the decisiive Game 3 of the Yankees-Red Sox 2025 wild card series changed the dynamic between player and hometown team forever.

To the point Schlittler might want to check that no one slipped anything into his Dunkies when he goes back home. Schlittler said this week he's received death threats in advance of his Fenway start, continuing a pattern that Schlittler said began before the wild card game, when he said many Red Sox fans got out of pocket in their trash talking before wild card Game 3. Cam Schlittler stats Yet Schlittler has only raised his profile since.

He's posted a 1. 95 ERA in his first five starts and in striking out 36 and walking just three, has the best strikeout-walk ratio in the major leagues. Schlittler has not given up a home run in 27 2/3 innings and leads the majors in fielding independent pitching.