With the All-Star Game less than a month away, Cam Schlittler is well past the point of earning an appearance in the exhibition.

At this stage, the only thing left to decide is whether or not the Yankees’ young right-hander will start for the American League in Philadelphia on July 14. And even that doesn’t seem like much of a debate right now.

“I think that would be pretty cool to see him out there pitching in the All-Star Game knowing that he’s one of the best pitchers in the world,” Jazz Chisholm Jr. said Friday night. “I think he should actually start the All-Star Game.”

Chisholm said that after Schlittler spun yet another gem, holding the middling Reds to four hits, a hit-by-pitch and zero walks over six scoreless innings in a 5-0 win for the Yankees. With his three fastballs generating 18 whiffs on 49 swings and 96 pitches, Schlittler set a new career-high with 13 strikeouts.

“He was feeling it tonight,” Aaron Boone said before adding that Schlitter was “on top of his game” with “electric” stuff.

At 25 years and 134 days old, Schlittler became the youngest pitcher in Yankees history with 13 or more strikeouts and no walks in a game, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Meanwhile, his 1.71 ERA is the lowest by a Yankees pitcher in his first 16 starts of a season since Whitey Ford posted a 1.47 ERA in 1964.

Schlittler’s 2.25 career ERA is the lowest for a Yankees pitcher whose first 30 games were all starts. That’s also the third-lowest ERA by an MLB pitcher since 1913, trailing only José Fernández (2.09 ERA) & Paul Skenes (2.15 ERA).

A standing ovation for @Cam31Schlittler after a career-high 13 Ks 👏#RepBX pic.twitter.com/UbI5VKi5Uu

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 20, 2026

Friday’s outing earned Schlittler a rousing standing ovation upon his exit, as his 13 punchies outdid the 12 he recorded against the Red Sox in Game 3 of last year’s Wild Card Series, the performance that first thrust the former seventh-round pick beneath the national spotlight. Now Schlittler has a chance to command it yet again, as he’s made a more-than-compelling argument to start the Midsummer Classic in a few weeks.

Schlittler agrees with that — “I think I’ve made a good case for it,” he acknowledged — but he swears it’s not at the forefront of his thoughts.

“It’s not really a concern right now,” Schlittler said. “My concern’s really just staying healthy and making consistent starts, and if that’s something that I get the opportunity to do, then great.

“It would be cool. It’s just I’m more worried about winning games. You want to be an All-Star, right? Like that’s something that’s a hard thing to do. You have conversations with a lot of the older guys in this locker room, and you know how tough it is to be an All-Star. It would be fun to get that opportunity.”

While there is still time for things to change — including stats and pitcher scheduling — Schlittler now has an 8-3 record to go with 18 walks, 109 strikeouts and a 2.11 FIP over 95 innings. Only two starters in the American League, Chicago’s Davis Martin and Cleveland’s Gavin Williams, have more wins (9), and nobody in the league has a better ERA.

Schlittler is also currently pacing the Junior Circuit in strikeouts and FIP, and the 3.2 fWAR he took into Friday’s dazzling effort easily led the rest of the league. The Angels’ Reid Detmers (2.8) and the Twins’ Joe Ryan (2.6) were the next-closest AL starters in fWAR.

“I think we can all say he’s probably been the best or one of the best pitchers in the league and in the sport,” Boone said when asked about Schlittler potentially starting the All-Star Game. “There’s all kinds of things that go into that, and that’s still a few weeks away, so we’ll see.

“You can make the case that he’s been the best pitcher in the American League right now, so I’m sure he’ll be in that conversation.”

Even if Detmers, Ryan, Martin, Williams or someone else were to close the statistical gap in the coming weeks — Cleveland’s Parker Messick and Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen are among others having brilliant seasons — none of those names would bring the fanfare that Schlitter would. If the outspoken and confident Yankee were to get the nod, the first inning — which could also feature Brewers wunderkind Jacob Misiorowski or the Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez in a hometown setting — would be appointment viewing.

“It’s not really on my mind,” Schlittler reiterated. “I’m just trying to put the pieces together right now and trying to stay healthy, at least until the All-Star break.”

To be clear, Schlittler has made a merit-based case, first and foremost.

If he can continue to do that, the sophomore sensation’s first All-Star nod could come with a start. And who knows, there could even be a significant award waiting at the end of Schlittler’s first full season, a possibility that was raised by none other than Knicks star Josh Hart on Friday night.

“Schlitty is the Cy Young winner hands down,” the recently-crowned NBA Finals winner tweeted.

Told about that, Schlittler couldn’t help but smile. He spoke to Hart after one of the Knicks’ early playoff games, and the basketball player made an appearance at Yankee Stadium alongside teammate Jalen Brunson on Wednesday before parading the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy down the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday.

On Friday, that was the type of hardware that Schlittler had his sights set on.

“Would that be cool to get? For sure,” Schlittler said of a Cy Young. “I’d rather have a championship over that, but all I can do is piece together good starts, good months, and put this team in a position to win the division. So when it comes to that stuff, it’s really not on my mind.

“I have a lot of respect for Josh for them being able to do that. The city hasn’t seen a championship in a long time, so I’m pumped for those guys, and now it’s our turn. There’s a lot of guys in here that have a shit-ton of accolades. Some guys are missing that World Series, and that’s the biggest priority. So when I look at what my goals are, it’s winning a championship.”