Yankee Pitcher Faces Red Sox Fans' Wrath

0:00It's April 20th, MLB News. Today starts now. AI-powered and game-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Cam Slitler grew up rooting for the Red Sox, but last October, he crushed those dreams as a Yankee Ace. In Game 3 of the Wildcard series, he tossed 8 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts, sending Boston packing from the playoffs. That performance turned him into public enemy number 1 for Red Sox fans overnight. Ever since, the harassment hasn't stopped. He gets nasty comments every day, and some fans have even sent death threats to him and his family. Slitler told reporters this week it's constant, though not always that extreme, and he's holding off on police for now, unless it escalates. Fans in Boston haven't forgotten, and they're gearing up for his first star at Fenway Park this Thursday when the Yankees roll in. It's his second big league season, and this matchup brings back all the bad blood from 6 months ago. Expect booze, curses, may be worse from the crowd. Meanwhile, Slitler's dominating early this year. Through 5 starts, he's gone at least 5 innings each time,

1:06racking up 36 strikeouts while allowing just 18 hits and 6 earned runs. For a sparkling 1.95 ERA, tops among New York starters. He says the hate fires him up, not scares him off. Slitler plans to keep owning his old-favor team, walking into that lion's den ready to shut him down again.