With 20 years of scouting experience, Matt Hyde has helped dozens and dozens of baseball players turn pro. Only one, however, has said thank you by treating Hyde to a meal after getting drafted.

That would be Cam Schlittler , who joined the Yankees as a seventh-round pick in June 2022. That October, the Northeastern product took Hyde to a late lunch at The Capital Grille in downtown Boston.

His first professional contract already signed, Schlittler happily footed the bill.

“It was on him, and he didn’t want to just take me to a sandwich place,” Hyde told the Daily News, though he settled on a steak sandwich as Schlittler devoured a burger. “I think that says a lot about his upbringing.”

For Schlittler, the bite was the least he could do for Hyde, as the scout had known him since hi

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