Yankees call up Cam Schlittler to make his MLB debut against the Mariners

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00:00After Clark Schmidt went down with a season-ending injury last week,

00:03the Yankees are now turning to a new face to try and help steady the pitching rotation.

00:0924-year-old Cam Schlittler will be making his MLB debut on Wednesday

00:13when the Yankees take on the Mariners.

00:16Now, Schlittler, who stands at a towering 6'6", 225-pound frame,

00:22was drafted in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB draft out of Northeastern University.

00:28In 15 games between double and triple A this season,

00:33the big righty has a 2.82 ERA with 99 strikeouts and 76 and two-thirds innings.

00:40Now, the Yankees desperately need help in the rotation

00:43after suffering another blow with Clark Schmidt tearing his UCL.

00:48Schmidt joins ace Garrett Cole, who's out for the year after getting Tommy John surgery in March,

00:53as well as Luis Hill, who is yet to make his season debut injuring his right lat in spring training.

01:00That's going to be a tough assignment for Schlittler as the Mariners rank sixth in baseball in home runs.

01:07New York is going to hope that he can limit the damage and get the Yankees back on track.

01:11That was fantastic.

01:14All right.

01:16You're welcome.