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Red Sox legend David Ortiz praises Yankees rookie star "We didn't lose wrongly"

Even David Ortiz couldn’t hold back his admiration for Cam Schlittler. Following the New York Yankees’ rookie pitcher’s masterful outing in Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, the Red Sox icon shared his thoughts on the young hurler’s dominance.

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The 6-foot-6 Walpole, Massachusetts native, who grew up rooting for the Red Sox, delivered a historic performance, striking out 12, allowing five hits, and issuing zero walks over eight innings as the Yankees shut out the Red Sox 4-0 to clinch the series 2-1. His fastball hit a peak of 100.8 mph in the third inning. According to StatHead’s Katie Sharp, no pitcher had ever thrown eight-plus innings with 12-plus strikeouts, zero runs, and zero walks in a postseason game.

“He’s got it, bro,” Ortiz told TMZ Sports. “He’s got it. He’s got it. He was abusing us [Thursday] night.”

The victory propelled the Yankees into a best-of-5 ALDS series against the Toronto Blue Jays, starting Saturday. Meanwhile, Ortiz suggested the Red Sox need to “add some thunder” in free agency to rebound. “We are not far away from where we need to be, to be honest with you,” he added, hinting at a strong 2026 for Boston.

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