Yankees' Cam Schlittler calls security to remove spider from locker

foxnews.com ^ | March 16, 2026 | By Ryan Gaydos Fox News

[V_TWIN]

For some people, spiders are no joke.

Arachnophobia affects between 2.7-6.1% of people and is one of the most common anxiety disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health. The wolf spider, garden spider and the house spider are most common in Tampa, Florida.

It’s unclear if New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler deals with the fear, but he made sure that the insect was taken care of before a spring training game.

Schlittler called security to get a spider out of his locker before the team took on the Detroit Tigers, according to the YES Network. Schlittler didn’t pitch in the game as the Yankees fell to the Tigers, 12-1.

[T.B. Yoits]

[FreeReign]

But why post it in X?

Because it's funny, and he's probably secure enough to have a good self effacing sense of humor.

[whitney69]

How many pairs of cuffs did they use?

wy69

[Rockingham]

A Momma’s boy.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

If you told me a pro baseball called security for a spider and asked me to guess what position he played I would definitely say PITCHER! 😂

I would have bet it was in the ball girl locker room.

[Tallguy]

Was it hit with a rolled up program, or was it hauled away in 4 tiny pairs of hand-cuffs?

[Resolute Conservative]

Maybe but recluse spiders are smaller looking because they are so thin and whatnot compared to wolf spiders or those black and yellow garden spiders.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

All of those three named spiders are harmless, and are actually good for your home.
I live in a spider friendly house.

[Secret Agent Man]

The Kangaroo women were saying “i want to speak to your manager!”...

[EvilCapitalist]

How hard is it to smash the spider under your shoe?

[servo1969]

I believe he has a lot of fake rubber spiders to look forward to in his career.

[Hot Tabasco]

Dude, I can’t watch that video.......

[rlmorel]

Don’t I get it! That would be me, the stocking cap...surprised he doesn’t have gloves too.

[Hot Tabasco]

I've seen that video several times, well, not all the way through. The first time was all I could take.

I once lived in an apartment that had white tile on the bathroom floor. One morning when I got up and went into the bathroom and turned on the light, there was a big ass wolf spider on the floor right in front of me. I killed it savagely but I still freaked out.

The only solution I could come up with was putting black carpeting on the bathroom floor. If a spider ever made it into the bathroom again, at least I wouldn't see it......LOL!