Yankees star Cam Schlittler was named after Bruins legend Cam Neely, who loves it

The jersey still hangs in Cam Schlittler’s mind and on the wall of his childhood bedroom.It’s a white Boston Bruins top with yellow and black sleeves, a “B” in the middle and an “A” on the chest. On the back, it says Neely, for Cam Neely, the Hall of Fame power forward his parents, John and Christine, named him after, before raising him in Walpole, Mass., a small suburb about 35 minutes southwest of Fenway Park.“It doesn’t fit me anymore,” the 6-foot-6 Cam Schlittler said.A New York Yankees jersey has fit Schlittler well since he debuted last season, and he’s been one of the top pitchers in baseball this year, his 1.89 ERA third-best in the majors over 13 starts. He’ll start against his hometown team, the Boston Red Sox, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.His dominance has caught the attention of the man who inspired his name.“I’m going to be following with interest his career,” Cam Neely, the Bruins’ team president since 2010, said in a phone interview earlier in the week.Schlittler, 25, and Neely, who turns 61 on Saturday, have never met. But each hopes it happens soon.Neely isn’t a stranger to people in the Boston area naming their children after him.It happens when you spend a decade crushing bones and scoring goals for the Bruins. From 1986-87 to 1995-96, Neely was a hero for his physical play, his willingness to drop the gloves and for being a prolific scorer, recording three 50-goal seasons. He made four Eastern Conference All-Star teams and, in 1994, won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for overcoming a knee injury and returning to his star status. A degenerative hip condition forced him to retire at age 30.Neely called it “humbling” that people name their kids after him. He said he learned of his connection to Schlittler when Bruins vice president of communications and content Adam Rogowin mentioned it to him last year when Schlittler was starring in the minors at Double A. Then, over Memorial Day weekend, a family friend who’s also a big Yankees fan gushed to Neely about how well Schlittler has pitched this season.