Cam Schlittler simply obtained some enormous reward from David Ortiz … who shoveled the “ace” label on the Yankees rookie following his unimaginable sport on Thursday evening.

Simply hours after the New York hurler went eight innings of shutout ball in a do-or-die win over the Crimson Sox, Ortiz fired off praise after praise after praise on the right-hander.

Massive Papi — who had simply gotten off a flight at LAX — informed us he is already seen sufficient from the flamethrower to dub him a front-of-the-rotation man.

“He is obtained it, bro,” Ortiz mentioned. “He is obtained it. He is obtained it.”

“He was abusing us final evening.”

Schlittler ended the 4-0 win with 12 strikeouts and no walks … and a bit little bit of trash speak as properly.

However whereas Ortiz was disenchanted with the end result — he made it clear he is nonetheless optimistic in regards to the Crimson Sox’s future.

He informed us they only must “add some thunder” in free company … and he expects to be proper again in competition in 2026.

“We aren’t distant from the place we have to be, to be sincere with you,” he mentioned.

Up subsequent for the Yankees is a collection with the Blue Jays. As for Ortiz, he is obtained some arduous work forward … as he is obtained to take a seat with New York legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter for Fox’s protection of the playoffs going ahead.