The Yankees, who narrowly beat their rivals the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card series, fell short against the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Division Series. With the Yankees’ early exit from October baseball, the Bronx bombers are catching other New York teams in action. Cam Schlittler, along with Devin Williams and Aaron Judge, caught some NBA action on Wednesday, sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks’ season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When heading back, Cam Schlittler, a Yankees rookie pitcher hailing from Walpole, Massachusetts was heard and captured shouting “F—k Boston” while signing autographs for New York fans.

This is the second time Cam Schlittler gave a bold nod to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry despite his New England origins.

Two weeks ago, during Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Game 3, he was caught mouthing “F—k Boston” when walking off the mound after the 7th inning. Ahead of that game, he was asked if he had successfully converted his family into Yankees fans. “Yeah, I mean, I’d say so. Again, obviously growing up in Boston, I take pride in being from Boston. Again, when it came to my career and where I want to be, this is where I want to be. They’re fully Yankee guys now.” Cam Schlitter said.

The Yankees star even claimed that Red Sox fans had “crossed a line” that day by harassing his mother online. Twenty minutes before he threw the first pitch that day, he texted his family, “I’ll go kick their a**.”  And he did that, pitching eight scoreless innings, striking out 12 batters with zero walks. You can argue that those harsh jabs fueled him to turn in the best performance of his career.

Coming to present day, except for the Yankees trio, this Knicks season opener drew a star-studded crowd.

New York Giants rookie Cam Skattebo, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller and his wife, Christine Taylor, were also in attendance. In fact, musicians Fat Joe and Ed Sheeran were also present court-side, along with Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan.

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When it comes to the Yankees or New York, Cam Schlittler’s loyalty runs deep. Fueled by online taunts from Boston fans, Schlittler struck out 12 over eight shutout innings to bring Boston’s season to an end earlier this month. 

That’s a moment Cam Schlittler will probably never forget. However, his journey is just getting started. The 6-foot-6 pitcher quickly proved he belonged in the big leagues. The rookie earned a call-up in July and finished the season with a 4-3 record and a 2.96 ERA across 14 starts.

“The big thing is always being confident. That’s been important to me the last two years. Just being able to see the results and getting confidence from guys in this room as well—it makes it easier to go out there and just do my job.” He said. 

Drafted in the seventh round out of Northeastern in 2022, the 24-year-old began the 2025 season with Double-A Somerset. He made 10 appearances (nine starts) there before he was moved to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for five more starts. 

That earned him praise from Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who called him “a future staple of our rotation.”

“[Schlittler] has come up and delivered right away. He’s got it. I don’t know exactly what it is; it’s hard to define it. But he’s got it,” his teammate Gerrit Cole said as the Yankees celebrated their Wild Card win over the Boston Red Sox.