Cam Schlittler will not be so quick to forgive Will Flemming.
The longtime Boston Red Sox radio announcer Flemming sparked backlash over the weekend with some controversial comments during a game against the rival New York Yankees. In the middle of Sunday’s matchup at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., Flemming targeted New York infielder Jazz Chisholm.
Flemming ripped Chisholm as a “bush league player,” suggesting that the Red Sox should start a fight with him and also throw at Yankees catcher Austin Wells as retaliation (you can listen to his full remarks here). After receiving sharp criticism for his comments, Flemming then proceeded to issue a public apology on Monday.
The Yankees star pitcher Schlittler was among those who did not buy Flemming’s apology however. Schlittler left a comment on an Instagram post about Flemming’s mea culpa and simply put a clown emoji.
Cam Schlittler comments and calls Will Flemming a clown. pic.twitter.com/csrxIEl3uE
— Everything Yankees (@eyyankees) August 31, 2026
New York beat Boston on Sunday by an absurd final score of 16-1 to take three out of four games in their weekend set. The uncompetitive series combined with the fact that Flemming only backtracked a full day later after receiving backlash led many to believe that his apology was insincere.
Schlittler, who has been a breakout star for the Yankees this year with an AL-leading 2.09 ERA and 201 strikeouts, certainly felt that way as well. The 25-year-old righty Schlittler also has it out for the Red Sox in particular (despite being a Boston native) and already took a ruthless shot at the team during last year’s playoffs.
