New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler, a native of Walpole, Massachusetts , is the toast of Major League Baseball after his dominant performance knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the postseason.

The former Walpole Rebel ended Boston's season with 12 strikeouts and no walks over eight scoreless innings.

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"I think Cam turned a lot of guys to Yankee fans last night with his performance, cause as that game progressed, my phone just kept blowing up, and blowing up, and blowing up, with guys just saying, 'He's incredible tonight,'" said Chris Costello, Schlittler's high school coach. While the 24-year-old pitcher grew up rooting for the Boston Red Sox, he will try to end their season Thursday.

The 24-year-old right-

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