Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt Breaks Silence After Getting Pulled From No-Hitter

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Joshua Valdez | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 5:43 PM ET

Almost everything went right for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, but there was one issue: right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt didn't get to finish the job after throwing seven innings of no-hit ball.

The 29-year-old notched five strikeouts against two walks across 103 pitches, including 70 strikes. That pitch count tied his career high, and manager Aaron Boone elected to save his arm rather than risk injury.

Reliever J.T. Brubaker came in and immediately allowed a hit in the eighth inning, much to the dismay of the New York faithful.

Schmidt opened up about the situation postgame, via SNY.

"Obviously I want to go as deep as I can, but when you're at the 103 mark and you have two more innings to go and you have 80 more games to go, you've got to think bigger picture here," he admitted.

The Yankees won the game 9-0, setting up a rubber match on Sunday.

"Obviously I want to go as deep as I can, but when you're at the 103 mark and you have two more innings to go and you have 80 more games to go, you've got to think bigger picture here"

- Clarke Schmidt on not finishing out today's game after pitching seven no-hit innings: pic.twitter.com/X9SZcBPtg0
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Schmidt is now 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA over 12 starts. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder went 5-5 with a 2.85 ERA over 16 starts last season, and went 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA over three playoff starts.

The Yankees are 3-7 in their last 10 games and are 1.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East. Right-handed pitcher Will Warren (4-4, 4.83 ERA) will start for New York on Sunday against Baltimore right-hander Dean Kremer (6-7, 4.80 ERA).

The Yankees will then face the Cincinnati Reds on the road.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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