TORONTO -- Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler on Friday said Red Sox fans "crossed the line" by harassing family members, including his mother, on social media ahead of his historic start in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series on Thursday night.

Schlittler is a native of Walpole, Mass., a Boston suburb 15 miles outside of the city. He attended Northeastern in Boston and lives in the city during the offseason. He acknowledged he expected some pestering from Red Sox fans but nothing to the extent that flooded his family.

"I think if it was a different fanbase coming at them, I'd probably be a little bit more OK with it," Schlittler said before the Yankees' workout at Rogers Centre ahead of Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. "I think it just being

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