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New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler, a native of Walpole, Massachusetts, is the toast of Major League Baseball after his dominant performance knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the postseason.
The former Walpole Rebel ended Boston’s season with 12 strikeouts and no walks over eight scoreless innings.
“I think Cam turned a lot of guys to Yankee fans last night with his performance, cause as that game progressed, my phone just kept blowing up, and blowing up, and blowing up, with guys just saying, ‘He’s incredible tonight,’” said Chris Costello, Schlittler’s high school coach.
While the 24-year-old pitcher grew up rooting for the Boston Red Sox, he will try to end their season Thursday.
The 24-year-old right-hander started learning his craft at Walpole High School, where there’s a now message congratulating him on his historic win.
“Lots of divide,” said Cole Blakley, a senior and captain on the school’s baseball team. “People are obviously very happy for Cam, but also, everyone here is Sox fans, so you want to see him win, but it’s tough.”
Landon Lipsett is another team captain. He recalled when Schlittler participated in a baseball program to help younger players.
In a do-or-die Game 3, it was New York that advanced out of the Wild Card Series.
“It’s just really cool to see, like, you’re sitting on a bench next to that kid, like six or seven years ago — now, you’re watching him on TV pitch for the Yankees,” Lipsett said.
New York’s newest pitching sensation isn’t Walpole’s only contribution to Major League Baseball. Joe Morgan played for several teams in the late 50s and early 60s before serving as the Red Sox’ manager in the late 80s and early 90s.
“He’d come to practice once in a while, and he’d bring a bucket of balls for us, cause that was when the Green Monster was the Green Monster, and we’d have practice balls,” said Bill Tompkins, a longtime Walpole coach.
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