CC Sabathia

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Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Yankees.

Sabathia batted and threw left-handed. Sabathia made his major league debut with the Indians in 2001 and finished second in the 2001 AL Rookie of the Year voting behind 2001 AL MVP Ichiro Suzuki.

Sabathia was a member of the Indians for the first seven-and-a-half seasons, with whom he received the 2007 Cy Young Award.

He led the Indians to the 2007 AL Central Division championship, their first postseason berth since his rookie season.

Sabathia joined the Milwaukee Brewers in the second half of the 2008 MLB season, assisting them in the playoffs for the first time in 26 years. Sabathia signed with the New York Yankees for seven years and $161 million in the 2008 offseason; at the time, it was the most significant deal ever signed by a pitcher.

Sabathia led all of Major League Baseball in victories in 2009 and 2010 and also won a World Series ring in 2009.

He was also named the Most Valuable Player in the 2009 American League Championship Series.

Sabathia regained control in the late 2010s after mid-career struggles due to missing fastball velocity, chronic knee pain, and alcoholism.

In February 2019, he said that 2019 would be his last season as a professional baseball player. Sabathia has been named an All-Star six times and has received the Warren Spahn Award three times in his career.

Sabathia became the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher in August 2017.

He leads all active Major League players in career victories, career innings pitched, and career strikeouts as of June 2019.

He became the seventh pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts and the third left-hander to do so on April 30, 2019. (joining Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton)

Early life

Sabathia was born in Vallejo, California, and attended Vallejo High School, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. Sabathia played summer baseball in the Major League Baseball youth program, Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI). He had a winning run average (ERA) of 6.80 and 82 strikeouts in 45+23 innings pitched during his senior season in baseball, a win-loss record of 6–0. According to Baseball America, he was the top high school prospect in Northern California. He was an all-conference tight end in football. He received scholarships to play college football, including one from the University of California, Los Angeles; he wrote a letter of intent to attend the University of Hawai'i and play baseball and football for the Hawai Rainbow Warriors. Sabathia graduated from Vallejo High School in 1998 and went from high school to minor league baseball.

Personal life

Sabathia and his partner, Amber, have four children: Carsten Charles III (born 2003), a son Jaeden Arie (born 2005), a daughter Cyia (born 2008), and a boy Carter (born 2010). Before he signed with the Yankees, the family lived in Fairfield, California, just south of San Francisco. The family migrated to Alpine, New Jersey, in the midst of the New Jersey migration. Despite this, Sabathia is still connected to his hometown. Vallejo High School celebrated Sabathia Day by declaring "CC Sabathia Day" and renaming the school's baseball field in his honor in January 2012; Sabathia's PitCCh In Foundation helped to renovate the field. The PitCCh In Foundation is a non-profit that helps inner city children. In 2014, the foundation sponsored a team of runners in the 2014 New York City Marathon.

Sabathia revealed on October 5, 2015, he was checking himself into an alcohol treatment center. Sabathia had been binge drinking in the hotel while the Yankees were off the track in Baltimore; he had also been enjoying in the clubhouse after a game that had been postponed due to rain. "I love baseball and I love my teammates as brothers,' Sabathia wrote in a tweet, "I am also aware that I am leaving at a time when we should all be coming together for one last push toward the World Series. I'm devastated to do this now, but I owe it to myself and my family to get myself right. "I want to take charge of my illness, and I want to be a better father, father, and actor." In an article for The Players' Tribune in March 2016, Sabathia spoke about his fight with alcoholism.

Sabathia began the R2C2 podcast in July 2017 with co-host Ryan Ruocco as part of The Players' Tribune. In May 2018, the podcast joined the UNINTERRUPTED podcast network.

Sabathia underwent cardiac catheterization in December 2018 and was discovered to have a blockage of a coronary artery. To crack the blockage, a stent was attached.

Sabathia undertook a serious exercise and diet regimen, dropping 60 pounds from his peak weight after his heart scare.

The Cleveland Indians, Sabathia's original team, dedicated a Cleveland baseball field in his honor in 2021, naming "CC Sabathia Field at Luke Easter Park" (Easter himself being a former Indian).

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Professional career

Sabathia was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 1998 MLB draft for the 20th overall pick. He earned a $1.3 million signing bonus and spent three seasons in the Indians' minor leagues.

Sabathia was selected for the 28-man United States Olympic Team roster in 2000. He appeared in one pre-Olympic tournament game in Sydney, Australia, but he was not on the official 24-man, Gold Medal-winning roster because he was called up by the Cleveland Indians. He was named the Indians' 2000 Minor League Player of the Year (receiving the "Lou Boudreau Award").

Sabathia's rookie season in 2001, age 20, was his first appearance in the Major Leagues. He ended the season with a 17–5 record and finished second in the AL poll for Rookie of the Year, behind future Yankees teammate Ichiro Suzuki. Sabathia made his first appearance in 2001 during the postseason.

Sabathia signed a four-year, $9.5 million deal with the Indians on February 23, 2002, which also included a club option for 2006. He ranked tenth in the AL in strikeouts in 2002, with 149 in 210 innings. He had the tenth-best ERA in the AL in 2003 (3.60). For the first time, he was also named to the American League All-Star team. Sabathia made his second All-Star pick in a row as he finished the 2004 season by going 11–10 with a 4.12 ERA and 139 strikeouts.

On April 27, 2005, the Indians selected their $7 million club option for 2006, and Sabathia has agreed to a two-year, $17.75 million contract. He was fourth in strikeouts/9 IP (7.37), seventh in strikeouts (161) and eighth in wins (both 2005). In 2005, he hit the highest fastball in the AL, averaging 94.7 miles per hour.

Sabathia was the best in the major leagues in 2006 with six complete games. He was also the AL's top strikeouts (162) and third in strikeouts (172).

Sabathia "burst into the national scene" in 2007, "when he won the AL Cy Young with a 3.21 ERA, 209 strikeouts, and a major league-leading 241 innings pitched with a 5.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio." He died on May 21, 2007, marking his 1,000th career strike out: the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who beat him out for Rookie of the Year accolades. For the third time, he was also selected to the American League All-Star team. He became the youngest pitcher to win 100 games since Greg Maddux in 1993. Sabathia received the Players Choice Award for Outstanding AL Pitcher on October 23, the first time on record. Cleveland's pitching success helped the team win the American League Central Division Championship for the first time since 2001, his first appearance in the league Central Division. He won the 2007 American League Cy Young Award, placing Gaylord Perry as one of only two Cleveland Indians pitchers to win the competition ever. (Cliff Lee, Corey Kluber, and Shane Bieber have since been crowned, with Kluber winning twice, respectively.) Sabathia also received the Warren Spahn Award, which is given to the best left-handed pitcher in the Majors. Despite his good regular season, Sabathia did not do well against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. He went 0–2 with a 10.45 ERA in two starts.

Sabathia opened the 2008 season 6-8 with a 3.83 ERA in 18 starts. With the Indians out of playoff contention and Sabathia an imminent free agent, the Indians cut him.

Sabathia's sports section of Cleveland's daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer, ran a large $16,870 advertisement on July 30, 2008. The ad, which was signed by Sabathia, his wife Amber, and his family, read: "The ad" was printed in the newspaper.

Sabathia's tenure with the Indians included 106 victories against 71 losses in 237 starts, a 3.7 ERA, and 1.265 WHIP, with 1,265 strikeouts in 1,528+223 innings.

Matt LaPorta, Michael Brantley, Zach Jackson, and Rob Bryson were traded by Cleveland Cleveland to the Milwaukee Brewers on July 7, 2008. Sabathia told the assembled members of the media that he would like his name to be spelled "CC" rather than "C."

Sabathia pitched a complete-game four-hitter against the Cubs in the last game of the regular season; the Brewers won, 3–1, and clinching the wild card when the New York Mets lost later that evening. The team's first appearance in the 2008 postseason was its first since 1982. Sabathia started Game Two of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies for his fourth straight start in which he pitched on three days' rest. Sabathia's five runs in 32,3 innings, walking pitcher Brett Myers, and giving up a grand slam to Shane Victorino were all the Sabathia players. The Phillies will win the World Series for the first time.

Sabathia was 17-10 overall with a 2.70 ERA in 35 starts and smashed out 251 batters in a major-league led 253 innings, with five shutouts. Sabathia came in sixth in the 2008 NL MVP competition. Sabathia was particularly strong during his time with Milwaukee, going 11–2 in 17 starts with a 1.65 ERA and a 1.003 WHIP, striking out 128 batters against just 25 walks in 130+220 runs, along with seven shutouts, and throwing seven complete games (three shutouts). Despite only spending half of the season in the National League, he finished fifth in the NL Cy Young Award voting and sixth in the NL MVP survey, finishing as the top-ranking pitcher) in the NL MVP ballot. For the second year in a row, he was also honoured with the Warren Spahn Award.

Sabathia agreed to a seven-year, $161 million deal with the New York Yankees on December 18, 2008. At the time, it was the longest deal for a pitcher in MLB history. Sabathia will be the Opening Day starter and starter for the new Yankee Stadium's home opener on March 26, 2009. Sabathia finished the season 19–8 with a 3.37 ERA (the fourth-best in the American League) and 1.15 WHIP across 34 starts. He struck out 197 batters in 230 innings against 67 walks, gave up 197 hits and just 18 home runs, lowered opponents to a.232 batting average, and only lost two complete games (one shutout). His 19 victories were tied for the most in the major leagues this year, alongside Félix Hernández, Justin Verlander, and Adam Wainwright. He was also named the Top Pitcher of the Month Award in August 2009, a 5–0 record in 6 starts with a 2.64 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 44+13 innings. Sabathia was particularly strong after the All-Star break, going 11–2 in 15 innings, striking out 102 batters in 101+296 runs and posting a 2.74 ERA. The Yankees posted a 103-59 record in the regular season, the highest in the Major Leagues.

In the first game of the 2009 ALDS against the Minnesota Twins, Sabathia scored his first career postseason victory with the Yankees. In 6+2/3 innings, the Yankees swept the series for the first time since 2004. He gave up two runs (one earned) in 6+223 runs with eight strikeouts. Sabathia also earned the American League Championship Series (ALCS) Most Valuable Player Award in two starts against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, winning 16 innings in both his starts, and throwing eight innings of one-run ball in both of his starts. In six games, the Yankees defeated the Angels in their first World Series since 2003.

Sabathia was effective in 13+2+3 innings as a result of the Yankees' series victory over the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies in six games despite struggling to win in either of his World Series starts. The World Series Championships was the Yankees' first appearance in the new Yankee Stadium, their first in the city since 2000 and the first of Sabathia's career. Sabathia went 3-1 in 36+1 innings in five postseason starts. In the MVP voting, Sabathia came in fourth, behind Zack Greinke, Hernández, and Justin Verlander and 21st, one of six Yankees players to receive MVP votes. For the third year in a row, Warren Spahn was named the first Yankees pitcher to win the tournament since Andy Pettitte in 2003.

Sabathia made his fourth All-Star pick and first as a Yankee on July 4, 2010. Sabathia was 12-3 with a 3.09 ERA in 131 innings (19 starts) at the time of the All-Star break. Sabathia's 16th straight start of at least six innings, allowing three earned runs or less, snapping a tie with Ron Guidry (from his Cy Young Award-winning 1978 season) for the longest streak in franchise history. In his next appearance, he was snapped in seven innings to the Chicago White Sox, where he allowed five earned runs in seven innings. In 2010, Sabathia's first season as a player, he played 20 games. He ended the season with 21 victories, the most in the major leagues, against just 7 losses. Sabathia's 3.18 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, bowled out 197 batters against 74 walks, threw two complete games, and held opponents to a.239 batting average in 237+2/3 innings pitched. 26 of his 34 starts were quality, a career high. After finishing second in the AL East to the Tampa Bay Rays with a 95–67 record, the Yankees won the AL Wild Card. Sabathia posted a 5.63 ERA across 16 innings as the Yankees were defeated in the ALCS by the Texas Rangers in six games, despite being 2–0 in three consecutive starts. In the AL Cy Young Award poll, he came in third, behind Félix Hernández and David Price, as well as 13th in the MVP poll.

Sabathia was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee during the offseason, requiring arthroscopic surgery by Dr. Christopher Ahmad to repair. After three to six weeks of preparations, Sabathia began preparing for spring training right away and resumed his regular routine. In an attempt to prevent future knee pains, he shed weight.

Sabathia was the Yankees' first day starter for the third year in a row. Sabathia was slated for his fifth appearance on the All-Star team, replacing James Shields on the roster; however, he called to pitch the Sunday before the All-Star game and gave Alexi Ogando his spot on the active roster; Sabathia threw a complete game, four-hit shutout against the Rays at Yankees Stadium, his first at home since the Yankees. As the Yankees defeated the Rays 1–0, he struck out nine and walked one, outdueling Shields. He became the first Yankee starter to win by the All-Star break since Andy Pettitte in 1996, and his 2.72 ERA was the lowest ERA by a Yankee starter in the first half of the season since David Cone in 1999. Sabathia played a flawless game against the Seattle Mariners on July 26, 2011, retiring the first 19 batters he faced in a game interrupted twice due to rain. He was batting out 14 batters in seven innings (setting a career high), and pitching a unified one-hitter. Sabathia was named the AL Pitcher of the Month in July 2011 for his play in 5 innings pitched with just one home run allowed, 50 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched, and a.140 batting average against). Sabathia suffered his 2,000th career strike out against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Torii Hunter in a 6–0 loss.

Sabathia had a 19–8 record, a 3.00 ERA, and a 1.23 WHIP in 2011, with 33 starts in 2011. He struck out 230 batters against 61 walks, a career-lower ratio of 8.72 K/9 and 3.72 K/BB ratios), led to three complete games (one shutout), finished with 22 quality starts, but gave up just 17 home runs per nine innings for a career-low rate of 0.64 home runs per nine innings. His 230 strikeouts were the third-most strikeouts in a single season in franchise history, the most since Ron Guidry's franchise record 248 strikeouts in 1978 and second-most in the American League behind Justin Verlander's 250 strikeouts. Sabathia also became the first Yankee pitcher to strike out more than 200 batters in a single season since Randy Johnson in 2005, as well as the first Yankee pitcher to finish in the top-two in the American League in strikeouts since Johnson did so the same year. The Yankees won the AL East for the first time in 97-65 years, but Sabathia had a rough time in the ALDS, posting a 6.23 ERA in 8+23 innings in three appearances (two starts) as the Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in five games. Sabathia also placed fourth in the AL Cy Young, Triple Crown, and MVP awards), Jered Weaver, and Shields, as well as 14th in the MVP ballot.

Sabathia said he had no intention of opting out and becoming a free agent after the 2011 season. Sabathia revealed on October 31, 2011 that he had signed a contract extension with the Yankees. Sabathia's deal was extended one season (2016) and the agent was paid $25 million per season. In addition, Sabathia's left shoulder problems caused the extension for a vesting option, which Sabathia will be paid $25 million for the 2017 season. Following the 2011 season, Sabathia came in fourth in the Cy Young polls.

Sabathia started the 2012 season poorly, with Carlos Pea's grand slam in his first inning of work against the Tampa Bay Rays. He recovered, but he started 9–3 with a 3.55 ERA in his first 16 starts. On June 18, he threw a complete game against the Atlanta Braves, allowing two runs and one walk while striking out ten runs. It was Sabathia's 34th complete game and eighth as a Yankee. Sabathia was deemed an All-Star for the third time in a row and his sixth appearance in his career; however, he was unable to participate because of a strained abductor muscle on June 27. Sabathia was put on the disabled list again on August 11 with soreness in his left elbow, but the Cleveland Indians returned on August 24. He finished the year strong after returning from injury, with a 2.93 ERA in his final eight starts (despite an average record of 3–3), striking out 57 in 58+1.215, restricting opponents to a batting average of.215. Sabathia made the 200+ innings pitched tier for the sixth straight year (and seventh overall) despite only making 28 starts in the 2012 season. Sabathia's record of 15 wins and 6 losses, as well as a 1.14 WHIP, was his lowest finisher in nearly 200 innings, with a 1.7 percent strike out-to-walk ratio of 198 batters against just 44 walks (his lowest start-to-walk percentage was his lowest since his Cy Young-winning season in 2007). 19 of his 28 starts were quality ones. For the third time in four years, the Yankees won the AL East with a 95–67 record, the highest in the American League.

Sabathia dominated in the 2012 American League Division Series, winning both the first and fifth (deciding) games against the Baltimore Orioles. Sabathia threw his first postseason complete game at Camden Yards on Game 1, throwing eight runs, two walks, and striking out nine as the Yankees defeated the Orioles in five games. Sabathia lost Game Four of the 2012 ALCS (pitching on an extra day's rest) in 3+223 runs, giving the Detroit Tigers six runs (five earned) in 3+2/3 innings as the Yankees, who had already lost Derek Jeter for the remainder of the postseason in Game 1 due to a fractured ankle. Sabathia underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow to eliminate a bone spur that had been bothering him since his time with Cleveland on October 25, 2012. Despite dealing with the bone spur, Sabathia's first four years with the Yankees was a success, achieving 211 runs against 246 walks, striking out 820 batters against 246 walks, giving up 77 home runs and a.241 average).

Sabathia lost 8–2 to the Boston Red Sox on April 1 for his eighth straight Opening Day appearance (and fifth for the Yankees). Sabathia won his 200th game against the Minnesota Twins on July 3. He ended early due to a tightened hamstring. In 211 innings over 32 starts, he had a 14-13 record and a then-career-worst 4.78 ERA.

Sabathia lost 40 pounds (18 kg) in 2013 and 2014, weighing 275 pounds (125 kg) in spring training. He admitted to death after a cousin of his died of heart disease in December 2012. Right knee injuries dogged his season. His season had ended on July 16, according to the company. Sabathia went 3–4 with a 5.28 ERA in just eight starts. On July 23, he underwent knee surgery.

Sabathia started weighing 305 pounds (138 kg) in 2015, claiming that his reduced weight contributed to his poor and injury-shortened 2014 season. Sabathia won his 2,500th strike out during a game against the Angels on June 7, 2015, becoming the 31st pitcher in MLB history to reach that milestone.

Sabathia's right knee pains put him on the disabled list on August 23, 2015. Prior to that, he had a 4–9 record with a 5.27 ERA in 24 games. On September 9, he returned to the Yankees wearing a knee brace. Since returning, he had a 2.17 ERA in five starts, including winning the game that clinched the Yankees a playoff spot in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. However, he missed the game after checking himself into an alcohol rehabilitation facility; the Yankees would then fall to the Houston Astros. Sabathia posted a 6–10 record in 29 starts with a 4.73 ERA in 167+1.3 innings.

Sabathia's 2016 season was a season of change. Sabathia won in his debut on April 9, 2016, limiting the Detroit Tigers to three earned runs in six innings. Due to a left groin strain, Sabathia was pushed to the 15-day disabled list on May 6. Sabathia won by 8-3 over the Oakland Athletics on May 20, allowing one run and striking out eight runs in an 8-3 victory, allowing one run and striking out eight runs. Sabathia's record in 2016 was 31-29 runs (with 152 strikeouts and a 1.32 WHIP). Sabathia's 2016 growth was largely due to his continued use of an effective knee brace. Sabathia underwent routine surgery on his right knee on October 11. The Yankees did not make it to the 2016 offseason.

Sabathia's career began in 2017 and went from being a pitcher who relied on strength and velocity to one that relied on command and pinpoint control. Sabathia's left hamstring was pulled on the disabled list on June 13; he was released on the disabled list. He returned from July 4 against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, starting with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sabathia made his 500th appearance in a losing effort against the Detroit Tigers on August 1. After suffering pain in his surgically repaired right knee, he was booted from a game on August 8; he later landed on the 10-day disabled list. He went 5–0 over his last eight starts after recovering from the disabled list on August 19, and the Yankees helped the Yankees clinch a wild card spot. Sabathia finished the 2017 season 14-57 with a 3.69 ERA, 120 strikeouts, and a 1.27 WHIP in 148+223 innings (27 starts).

Sabathia began games Two and Five of the ALDS against the Cleveland Indians in the 2017 playoffs. In Game Two, he gave up two earned runs in 5+13 innings of a Yankees loss. He struck out nine out of four 3-1 3 innings, winning the ALCS for the first time since 2012. Sabathia started Game Three of the ALCS against the Houston Astros, winning after tossing six shutout innings and allowing only three hits. Sabathia also started Game Seven of the ALCS; he lost as the Astros beat the Yankees 4–0 to win the series in seven games. The Astros went on to win the 2017 World Series for the Astros.

Sabathia re-signed with the Yankees in a one-year deal worth $10 million for the 2018 season. In a 3–0 victory over the Washington Nationals on June 12, 2018, Sabathia recorded his 1,500th strikeout as a Yankee, joining Andy Pettitte, Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Red Ruffing as Yankees. Sabathia's right knee inflammation put her back on the disabled list on August 13. Sabathia was suspended on September 27, 2018, after intentionally hitting Rays catcher Jess Sucre with a pitch; the Rays' Andrew Kittredge had previously struck Sabathia's head before the game, causing Sabathia's Jake Bauers on the arm. Sabathia was banned for throwing at Sucre for five games, but it will be served in 2019. He finished the season with a 9-7 record and a 3.65 ERA.

In the 2018 American League Wild Card Game, the Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics to advance to the 2018 American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox. Sabathia lost Game Four of the ALDS after giving up three runs in three innings. The Red Sox won the game, 4–3, beating the Yankees three games to one. The 2018 World Series was won by the Red Sox.

Sabathia re-signed with the Yankees on a one-year deal worth $8 million on November 7, 2018. Following an operation in December 2018 to insert a stent into his heart, Sabathia was allowed to begin working out in January 2019. He revealed on February 16, 2019, that it would be his last season, as he said on February 16, 2019.

Sabathia began his recovery from heart surgery on the 10-day injured list for the 2019 season. In a 4–0 win over the Chicago White Sox, he got off to a good start on the season on April 13. He pitched five innings of one-hit baseball in five innings. He was credited with his 3,000th strikeout against John Ryan Murphy of the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 30, 2019, making him the third left-handed pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts. Sabathia was put on the 10-day injured list on May 23 due to right knee pains. He received a cortisone shot to ease the pain, but was warned that after his baseball career came to an end, he would need knee replacement surgery. In a 12–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on June 19, he won his 250th game in his career. Sabathia pitched six innings, struck out seven, and surrendered one run. Sabathia accepted an invitation to throw the ceremonial first pitch in Cleveland; during the game, he made a mound visit to Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. Sabathia went back to the 10-day hospitalized list on July 28 due to the same knee injury. Sabathia was on the 10-day injured list for the third time in 2019. He made his last Yankee Stadium regular-season pitching appearance on September 18, earning standing ovation from the home crowd. He had a 5–8 record and a 4.95 earned run average in 23 games. He had a 134–88 record and a 3.80 average during his Yankee tenure, as well as a 3.80 earned run average.

Sabathia was not selected to the Yankees' 25-man roster for the 2019 American League Division Series against the Minnesota Twins. However, he was later activated as a substitute on the Yankees' roster for the 2019 American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Sabathia pitched in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in eighth innings. He threw 20 pitches, retired two batters with a line-out, struck batsman, and fly out, but he did not finish the game due to exhaustion. Sabathia was cut from the Yankee roster the next day with a fractured left shoulder, and Ben Heller was brought on to replace him. Sabathia was unable to pitch in the World Series if the Yankees advanced, owing to the Yankees' advance. Sabathia said in the media that his departure from the game in his upcoming final season was "kind of fitting." "I couldn't do it anymore" until I couldn't anymore.

Sabathia officially announced his retirement from baseball on October 21, 2019: "It all began in Vallejo, CA, throwing grapefruits at a folding chair in my grandma's backyard." I may not have known how much money this game has meant to me since its inception. Baseball has always been my home, through the ups and downs. I'm so grateful to have been able to travel from Cleveland to Milwaukee, New York, and somewhere in between. All I ever wanted was to be a great teammate and win. I'm so proud of this year's crew; we fought "til the end."

Love you guys!

I'm going to miss being out on the track and playing, but it's time to say good bye. "Thank you, baseball." Sabathia completed his eleven-year with the Yankees in 307 games (including a.604 winning percentage) in 307 games (306 starts), with a 3.8 ERA and 1.272 WHIP, and 1,700 strikeouts in 1,918 innings pitched.

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Awards and highlights

• 6× All-Star selection (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010–2012)
• World Series champion (2009)
• ALCS MVP (2009)
• AL Cy Young Award (2007)
• 3x Warren Spahn Award recipient (2007–2009)
• 2× MLB wins leader (2009, 2010)
• 2× AL shutouts leader (2006, 2008)
• NL shutouts leader (2008)
• 3,000 strikeout club