In the wake of the Yankees’ rookie’s brilliant performance in Game 3 on Thursday against the Red Sox, the Red Sox legend weighed in on his outing. “He was abusing us [Thursday] night.”The 6-foot-6 native of Walpole, Mass., who grew up a Red Sox fan, put on a brilliant performance, striking out 12, scattering five hits and walking none across eight innings as the Yankees eliminated the Red Sox, 4-0, to win the series 2-1. No pitcher had ever thrown eight-plus innings with 12-plus strikeouts, zero runs allowed and zero walks in a postseason game, per StatHead’s Katie Sharp. As for the Red Sox, Ortiz said they need to “add some thunder” in free agency, and he expects them to a factor again in 2026. While the Red Sox are done, Schlittler and the Yankees open a best-of-5 series Saturday in Toronto.