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New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler is having a historic season.
NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler has steadily been building his case for the American League Cy Young Award, transporting older Yankees fans back to 1978 and the memory of Ron Guidry’s unhittable summer. Inning after inning,
Aaron Boone was asked a simple question about Cam Schlittler’s impact on the Yankees rotation . His answer skipped straight past the premise. “He’s going to win the Cy Young,” Boone said during his pregame press conference .
New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler went straight to the clubhouse after taking a comebacker off his leg on Sunday.
The New York Yankees secured an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. However, during the game, the Yankees learned they had clinched a spot in the MLB postseason after the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Detroit Tigers.
Schlittler likely remains a long shot for the award, as no full-time pitcher has won MVP since the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw got it in 2014 and no one has won it in the AL since Justin Verlander with Detroit did it in 2011.
New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler continues to add his name to historic company, this time joining a couple of Hall of Famers.