Full name is Cameron John Schlittler...In three seasons at Northeastern University (2020-22), went 14-9 with a 2.67 ERA (182 IP, 142H, 60R/54ER, 54BB, 180K, 11HR) in 31 games (30 starts)...in his final season as a redshirt sophomore in 2022, posted a 3.53 ERA in 15 starts...in 2022 among Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) pitchers, ranked third in strikeouts (85), eighth in ERA and opponents’ BA (.229) and tied for 10th in wins (five)...in 2021, went 8-1 with a 1.88 ERA, earning All-CAA First Team honors and CAA Co-Rookie of the Year...was also named to the Baseball America Freshman All-American Second Team, a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, the NCBWA Freshman All-America Team and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team..Graduate of Walpole H.S. (Mass.)...His father played baseball and football at Stonehill College (Mass.).
2025
Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees, going 4-3 with a 2.96 ERA (73.0IP, 58H, 24R/ ER, 31BB, 84K, 8HR) in 14 starts...opponents batted .217/.309/.337 (58-for-267, 8HR); LH .222/.313/.310 (35-for-158, 4HR); RH .211/.304/.376 (23-for-109)...Allowed 3R-or-fewer in 12 of 14 starts, 2R-or-fewer in 10 starts and 1R-or-fewer in seven starts...Allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his first nine career starts from 7/9-8/30, tying Dave Righetti (9GS from 9/16/79 -8/16/81) and Herb Thormahlen (9GS from 9/29/1917(G2)-6/8/1918) for the second-longest streak to begin their career in franchise history, trailing only Joba Chamberlain (11GS from 6/3-7/30/08)...From when he made his Major League debut on 7/9 to the end of the season, ranked among AL pitchers (min. 60IP) in opponents' SLG (.337, fourth), strikeout rate (27.6%, sixth), K/9.0IP (10.36, seventh), strikeouts (84, eighth) and ERA (2.96, ninth)...The Yankees went 9-5 in his 14 starts, including 7-1 over his final eight starts from 8/20-9/27...In eight home starts, went 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA (40.1IP, 14ER) and 47K...Went 0-1 with a 2.76 ERA (32.2IP, 10ER) in six starts on the road...His 24R allowed were tied with Bill Stafford (24R in first 14GS from 1960-61) for the second-fewest by a Yankees pitcher through their first 14 career starts, trailing only Dave Righetti (22R in first 14GS from 1979-81)...his 14R allowed over his first nine starts from 7/9-8/30 were the fewest by a Yankee through his first nine career starts...Went 3-2 with a 2.47 ERA (58.1IP, 16ER) and 69K over his final 11 starts (8/2-9/27)...allowed 2R-or-fewer in nine of those 11 starts...allowed 4H-or-fewer in eight of those 11 starts, holding opponents to a .192/.284/.298 (40-for-208) slash line over that stretch...Allowed only 2HR over his final nine starts (8/13-9/27), posting a 0.37 HR/9.0IP ratio (2HR/48.1IP) over that stretch after surrendering 6HR over his first five starts from 7/9-8/8 (2.19 HR/9IP ratio)...His 84K through his first 14 career games are tied with Dave Righetti (84K in first 14G) for the fourth-most in franchise history, trailing only Masahiro Tanaka (113K in first 14G), Orlando Hernández (97K in first 14G) and Luis Gil (88K in first 14G)...Began the season in the minors, combining to go 6-6 with a 2.82 ERA (76.2IP, 67H, 30R/24ER, 26BB, 99K, 4HR) in 15 combined games (14 starts) with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 12 of his minor league appearances, including one-or-zero earned runs in 10 games...began the season with Double-A Somerset, going 4-5 with a 2.38 ERA (53.0IP, 47H, 19R/14ER, 17BB, 64K, 1HR) over 10 games (nine starts)...was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 6/3...in five starts with the RailRiders, went 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA (23.2IP, 20H, 11R/10ER, 9BB, 35K, 3HR)...At the time of his Major League debut, was tied for ninth among minor league pitchers in strikeouts...among qualified Yankees farmhands, was tied for second in strikeouts and starts, ranked fourth in innings pitched, tied for fourth in wins and seventh in ERA...Made his Major League debut on 7/9 vs. Seattle and earned his first career win after allowing 3R/ER over 5.1IP (4H, 2BB, 7K, 2HR)...became the 10th pitcher in franchise history to record at least 7K in his Major League debut, joining Jordan Montgomery (7K on 4/12/17 vs. Tampa Bay), Luis Severino (7K on 8/5/15 vs. Boston), Masahiro Tanaka (8K on 4/4/14 at Toronto), Orlando Hernández (7K on 6/3/98 vs. Tampa Bay), Hideki Irabu (9K on 7/10/97 vs. Detroit), Al Leiter (8K on 9/15/87 vs. Milwaukee), Rich Beck (8K on 9/14/65 at Washington-AL), Vic Raschi (8K on 9/23/46 vs. Philadelphia-AL) and Bill Hogg (7K on 4/25/1905 vs. Washington-AL)...was the first Yankee to earn the win in his Major League debut since Jhony Brito on 4/2/23 vs. San Francisco...Made his second start of the season on 7/22 at Toronto and did not record a decision after allowing only 2R/ ER in 5.0IP (7H, 3BB, 3K, 0HR)...Took his first career loss on 7/28 vs. Tampa Bay after allowing 3R/ER in 4.1IP (7H, 4BB, 5K, 1HR)...Went 1-1 with a 1.60 ERA (33.2IP, 6ER) and 39K in six starts in August...allowed 2R-or-fewer in all six starts...recorded at least 6K in five of his six starts...his 1.60 ERA was the third-lowest by a Yankees rookie (min. 25.0IP) in a single calendar month over the last 52 years (since 1974), trailing only Luis Gil (0.70 ERA in May 2024) and José Contreras (1.51 ERA in September 2003)...during the month of August, ranked sixth among Major League pitchers in ERA (third in AL), tied for seventh in strikeouts (tied for third in AL), eighth in opponents' BA (.186, fourth in AL), ninth in opponents' SLG (.288, fourth in AL) and 10th in strikeout rate (29.8%, seventh in AL) and opponents' OPS (.555, fourth in AL)...Did not record a decision in three straight starts from 8/8-20 despite allowing 2R-or-fewer in each of those starts: 8/8 vs. Houston (5.0IP, 7H, 2R/ER, 1BB, 3K, 1HR, 1HP), 8/13 vs. Minnesota (5.0IP, 2H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 6K, 0HR) and 8/20 at Tampa Bay (6.2IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 8K)...Allowed 1R-or-fewer in seven of his final nine starts (8/13-9/27), going 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA (48.1IP, 12ER) and 60K...Allowed only 2R total over four starts from 8/13-30, going 1-0 with a 0.76 ERA (23.2IP, 2ER) and 30K over that stretch...Posted a career-high 17.2 scoreless inning streak from 8/13-8/30...was the third-longest scoreless streak by a Yankees rookie in the last 57 years (since 1969), trailing only Ron Marinaccio's 19 scoreless inning streak from 5/22-7/28/22 and Luis Gil's 18.2 scoreless inning streak from 8/3-9/8/21...Recorded his first career scoreless start on 8/20 at Tampa Bay (6.2IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 8K)...retired his first 18BF before allowing a single to Chandler Simpson in the seventh inning...became the first Yankees rookie to retire his first 18BF in a game since Fritz Peterson retired his first 21BF on 7/4/66 vs. Chicago-AL-Game 2...Earned his second win of the year after tossing his second straight scoreless start on 8/25 vs. Washington (6IP, 4H, 0R, 3BB, 8K)...became the first Yankees rookie to record at least 8K and allow zero runs in back-to-back starts (also 8K and 0R on 8/20 at Tampa Bay)...Allowed only 1R/ER over six IP in a no-decision on 8/30 at Chicago-AL (4H, 1BB, 8K, 0HR, 1HP, 1WP)...recorded 8K for his third straight start...his 100 pitches were a season high...Earned his third win of the year on 9/11 vs. Detroit after allowing only 1R/ER over 6IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 0HR, 1WP)...Did not record a decision on 9/21 at Baltimore after allowing only 1R/ER over 5.1IP (3H, 1BB, 6K, 1HR)…retired 12 of his first 13BF (1H)...Made his final regular season start and earned his fourth win of the year on 9/27 vs. Baltimore after tossing seven scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 9K, 2HP)...his 7IP and 9K were career highs...marked his third scoreless start of the year...was the first Yankees rookie to toss at least seven scoreless innings in a game since Shane Greene on 8/7/14 vs. Detroit (0R in 8.0IP)...Made two postseason starts, going 1-1 with a 1.26 ERA (14.1IP, 13H, 4R/2ER, 0BB, 14K)...Made his postseason debut in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston and earned the win after recording 12K over eight scoreless innings…became the first pitcher in Major League history to toss at least eight scoreless innings and record at least 12K without allowing a walk in a postseason game...his 12K were the most by a Yankees rookie in a postseason game (previous: Dave Righetti (10K in 1981 ALDS Game 2 at Milwaukee)...was the fourth rookie in Major League history to record at least 12K in a postseason game, joining Florida’s Liván Hernández (15K in 1997 NLCS Game 5 vs. Atlanta), Baltimore’s Mike Boddicker (14K in 1983 ALCS Game 2 vs. Chicago-AL) and Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria (14K in 1975 NLCS Game 3 vs. Cincinnati)...was the first rookie in Major League history to record at least 12K without surrendering a walk in a postseason game...became only the fourth pitcher in franchise history to record at least 12K in a postseason game, joining Roger Clemens (15K in 2000 ALCS Game 4 at Seattle), Gerrit Cole (13K in 2020 ALWCS Game 1 at Cleveland) and Orlando Hernández (12K in 2000 World Series Game 3 at the Mets)...joined Cole as the only two Yankees to record at least 12K and not allow a walk...became the third pitcher in franchise history to toss at least eight scoreless innings in a “winner-take-all” game, joining Ralph Terry (tossed a shutout in 1962 World Series Game 7 at San Francisco) and Johnny Kucks (tossed a shutout in 1956 World Series Game 7 at Brooklyn)...was the first Yankees rookie and the eighth rookie in Major League history to toss at least eight scoreless innings in a postseason start...joined Oakland’s Sonny Gray (8IP in 2013 ALDS Game 2 vs. Detroit), San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (8IP in 2010 World Series Game 4 at Texas), Baltimore’s Mike Boddicker (SHO in 1983 ALCS Game 2 vs. Chicago-AL), Cleveland’s Gene Bearden (SHO in 1948 World Series Game 3 vs. the Boston Braves), Cleveland’s Duster Mails (SHO in 1920 World Series Game 6 vs. Brooklyn), Chicago-AL’s Dickey Kerr (SHO in 1919 World Series Game 3 vs. Cincinnati) and Pittsburgh’s Babe Adams (SHO in 1909 World Series Game 7 at Detroit)...became just the second Yankee to toss at least eight scoreless innings in their postseason debut, joining Waite Hoyt (SHO in 1921 World Series Game 2 vs. the New York Giants...his 12K were the most by a Yankee and tied for the eighth-most by a pitcher in their postseason debut in Major League history...was just the fourth rookie pitcher in franchise history to start a "winner-take-all" playoff game, joining Iván Nova (2011 ALDS Game 5), Mel Stottlemyre Sr. (1964 World Series Game 7) and Spec Shea (1947 World Series Game 7) - credit (Elias)...according to Elias, his 14 regular season starts were the fifth-fewest by a Yankees pitcher prior to their first postseason start, trailing only Deivi García (6GS prior to start in 2020 ALDS Game 2), Mel Stottlemyre Sr. (12GS prior to start in 1964 World Series Game 2), Whitey Ford (12GS prior to start in 1950 World Series Game 4) and Wilcy Moore (12GS prior to start in 1927 World Series Game 4 - also pitched in relief in 1927 World Series Game 1)...Also started ALDS Game 4 vs. Toronto and took the loss after allowing 4R/2ER in 6.1IP (8H, 0BB, 2K, 0HR, 1WP)...Following the season, was named to Baseball America's All-Rookie Team.
2024
Made 25 combined appearances (23 starts) with High-A Hudson Valley, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset, going 8-8 with a 3.36 ERA (120.2IP, 98H, 58R/45ER, 55BB, 154K, 10HR)… led Yankees farmhands in strikeouts, was tied for third in wins, ranked fifth in opponents’ BA (.218), sixth in innings pitched and tied for sixth in games started… spent the majority of the season with Hudson Valley, going 6-4 with a 2.60 ERA (86.2IP, 60H, 34R/25ER, 38BB, 108K, 7HR) over 17 starts… opposing batters hit .191 (60-for-314)… following the season, was named a South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star and was named the league’s “Pitcher of the Year".
