Yankees' Cam Schlitter pays tribute to 'elite' Jacob deGrom amid Rangers series
This is a good guy for Schlittler to try to emulate.
Yankees' Cam Schlitter pays tribute to 'elite' Jacob deGrom amid Rangers series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Cam Schlittler is turning into an ace for the New York Yankees right before our eyes.
The right-hander lowered his season ERA to 1. 51 after throwing six shutout innings in a 3-2 victory against the Texas Rangers last night in Arlington. He struck out eight and walked two.
Schlittler's opponent? Someone he grew up watching. That would be two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom.
deGrom's only blemish on the night was an RBI double to Cody Bellinger in the first that hit the top of the wall. “He’s an elite guy, so it was really cool to go up against him,” Schlittler told MLB. com's Bryan Hoch about deGrom.