With Max Fried down, the Yankees have another ace in Cam Schlittler

NEW YORK — For any club, losing a $218 million starting pitcher would be debilitating for their chances to stay afloat in the standings. Not the 2026 New York Yankees.That’s because the Yankees have a burgeoning ace in 25-year-old Cam Schlittler. Before New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto hit a solo home run in the seventh inning of Friday night’s 5-2 Yankees win, Schlittler flirted with franchise history. Had he gotten out of that inning unscathed, Schlittler would have cemented himself as the Yankees’ starter with the lowest ERA through his first 10 starts of a season, surpassing the mark previously held by Phil Niekro, who recorded a 1.20 ERA in 1984.Advertisement