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New York Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler faced massive backlash on social media after he posted a message to appease both the New York and Boston fan bases. However, as it turns out, the words didn't come out of Schlittler's hearts, but rather they were the words of ChatGPT.Schlittler's message was regarding his pride in belonging to both cities. The rookie is from Walpole, Massachusetts, but plays for the Yankees in the MLB and knocked out the Red Sox this past postseason in the final wildcard game. Ever since, the Red Sox fanbase has been holding a grudge against him.On Thursday, Schlittler went to social media and posted an image that clearly shows that he used AI to write his statement. He wrote:"Sorry I was too lazy to crop my Google docs"A few hours later, as the backlash continued, Schlittler announced his departure from social media as he wrote:"It’s truly wonderful what happens on X. Next tweet 2/11/26 — go friars," Schlittler wrote.In the wake of this development, fans started reacting in different ways."don’t go into hibernation," one fan wrote."Bro accepted his defeat," another commented."This is what having Jazz Chisholm and Marcus Stroman as guys introducing you into the MLB does to a man," one fan reacted."Dang @KutterIsKing sent you into hibernation 😭😭" one fan said."NOOOO DON’T LEAVE US CAM THE OFFSEASON IS BORING FOR US PLEASE ENTERTAIN US MORE," one fan commented."No don’t leave cam you’re my off season entertainment," another fan requested.Cam Schlittler faced harassment from Boston fansOne reason why Cam Schlittler decided to post that AI-generated message in the first place was because of the treatment from Boston fanbase before and after he pitched in Game 3 of the wildcard series between the rivals.Schlittler delivered a historic performance: 8.0 scoreless innings, 12 strikeouts, zero walks against Boston.Even before he took the mound in Game 3, he received hostile treatment from the fanbase. His family was also the target of harsh online harassment by fans. This, according to Schlittler, was crossing lines and adding extra fuel to perform well."Anyone who knows me knows how highly I speak of Boston and how much I love the city… But they just picked the wrong guy to do it to — and the wrong team," Schlittler said.During the offseason, Schlittler is having fun with the fanbase but his AI-generated message gave Red Sox fans something to troll the rookie pitcher.
