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NEW YORK - JULY 23: The grounds crew at Yankee Stadium roll out the tarp during the rain delay between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees on July 23, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A scintillating starting pitching matchup is on tap in the Bronx tonight, as young phenoms Cam Schlittler and Trey Yesavage are supposed to go toe-to-toe. Both right-handers broke out late in 2025, with Schlittler earning a rotation spot down the stretch for the Yankees and then dominating the Red Sox in his playoff debut to help New York punch its ticket to an ALDS matchup against Toronto … who had their own sensation in Yesavage. Despite just three regular-season starts to his name, the 22-year-old no-hit the Yankees over 5.1 innings in Game 2 to help the Blue Jays establish a 2-0 series lead that proved to be insurmountable. It was the beginning of a magical postseason for Yesavage and the Jays, who fell two outs shy of a World Series title.
Needless to say, there was a lot of hype for this Wednesday rumble at Yankee Stadium, as they had not previously squared off against each other. The Yankees have scrapped out the first two contests of this four-game set against a Jays team they struggled against last year, and they were hoping to nail down the series win tonight behind Schlittler, who has been arguably the best pitcher in baseball early on in 2026. Yesavage began the year on the IL with a right shoulder impingement, but he’s posted a 1.40 ERA through four starts since returning.
Alas, an ugly weather forecast is forcing us to wait. At 6:17pm ET, the Yankees announced that they do not expect to begin the game on time. There’s a severe thunderstorm watch in the Bronx, and we could be waiting awhile for baseball — if indeed we get it at all. Because Schlittler and Yesavage are so important to their teams, neither club wants to risk having a game begin, only to quickly enter a rain delay that might render each arm unable to return. So we’re getting it early and seeing what happens.
AccuWeather indicates that the storms should begin to subside sometime after 9pm ET. Hang in there and we’ll see if we get baseball tonight!
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