The New York Yankees may soon reveal who will be pitching after Max Fried.
The team's ace, Max Fried, is taking the mound on March 25 as part of a special Opening Day broadcast on Netflix. The Yankees and San Francisco Giants are the only teams to play on the 25th. They'll then have March 26 off before playing again on the 27th, a date that perfectly aligns with one Yankees pitchers' schedule.
YES Network's Jack Curry revealed Cam Schlittler is the likely Game 2 starter. This coincides with how his Spring schedule has gone and makes sense knowing the state of the bullpen.Cam Schlittler is likely to start Game 2 for Yankees. Reading the tea leaves, he’s scheduled to pitch on Monday & presumably 5 days later on 3/21. That would give him one extra day of rest to face SF on 3/27. Pitch count will be about 65-70 so Yanks will have full pen behind him.The Yankees 2026 schedule starts off very oddly, but things get into full swing come March 27. Fried is their undoubtable No. 1 with theThe 25-year old took the world by storm last year and that's something they hope either Carlos Lagrange or Elmer Rodriguez can mirror here in 2026. Those two have quite the expectations to live up to, but Schlittler made his mark on this franchise. Curry notes, "Reading the tea leaves, he’s scheduled to pitch on Monday & presumably 5 days later on 3/21. That would give him one extra day of rest to face SF on 3/27. Pitch count will be about 65-70 so Yanks will have full pen behind him."Oct 8, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler reacts after being pulled from the game during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during game four of the ALDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Imagesthat Schlittler was dealing with back inflammation and a lat issue. Neither was expected to see him miss much time, if any at all, but he was a bit slower to get going this Spring compared to some of the other Yankees starters. That said, Schlittler has delivered. He's coming off a beautiful performance in his second start and it's one that. While Yankees fans have a right to be concerned about an injury, especially one to another one of their starting pitchers, Schlittler is in a good place. He'll be on a pitch count for Game 2, something that most starters are going to deal with anyways in their first few games of the season. With a full bullpen behind him, the Yankees are confident Schlittler can help guide them to a 2-0 start after Fried gets the job done two nights prior.Make sure to bookmark Yankees On SI to get all your daily New York Yankees news, interviews, breakdowns and more!Jordon Lawrenz is a writer for On SI, part of the Sports Illustrated Network. Jordon is an accomplished writer for NFL, MLB, and college football/basketball. He contributes to PFSN’s and Heavy’s NFL coverage. Having graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a Sports Communication and Journalism degree, Jordon fully embraced the sports writing lifestyle upon his relocation to Florida.
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