The 6-foot-6 right-hander will start Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners after a strong run in the minors. “He’s been really good,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Mike Glavine wouldn’t miss this for anything.
The longtime Northeastern University baseball coach will be behind home plate at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, watching one of his own — Cam Schlittler — take the mound for his Major League debut with the New York Yankees.
“I can’t begin to express how proud and happy I am as a coach to see one of my former players make his MLB debut,” Glavine told Northeastern Global News. “He earned this through years of grit, consistency and dedication. It’s truly a special time for him, his family and for our Northeastern program. Moments like this are why we coach. I am so happy for him.”
Glavine will be sitting with Yankees scout Matt Hyde, who signed Schlittler after the 2022 MLB Draft. It’s a full-circle moment for a program that has quietly become a pipeline to the pros.
Schlittler, a 6-foot-6 right-hander from Walpole, Massachusetts, will start for the Yankees against the Seattle Mariners after a stellar season in the minors. He posted a 2.38 ERA with 64 strikeouts over 53 innings at Double-A before a recent promotion to Triple-A.
Now, the former Huskies ace brings his 98 mph fastball to baseball’s biggest stage.
“He’s been really good,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told The New York Post. “He’s exciting. He got some really good opportunities in spring training. We got to see him a lot … [and] he really impressed. He’s come on fast and done a good job and certainly put himself in the mix.”
At Northeastern, Schlittler went 14-9 with a 2.62 ERA and 180 strikeouts across 182 innings in 31 appearances, 30 of them starts. He credits the university with shaping him both on and off the field.
“I love the people, I love the environment,” he told NGN in 2022. “Being able to compete at a high level and still be able to have the academic side of it was why I chose Northeastern and I’m happy I did.
“The experience I had there over the last three years is awesome. I’m really excited about the opportunity they gave me and everything they provided for me, and I’m just glad that I was able to take advantage of it.”
Schlittler is the second former Northeastern player currently on an MLB roster. Right-hander Aaron Civale, now with the White Sox after a June trade from Milwaukee, is 1–5 with a 4.60 ERA over nine starts. Veteran reliever Adam Ottavino, who signed with the Yankees this spring, was recently designated for assignment after three scoreless appearances.