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Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner is headed to Cooperstown. Wagner managed to make the Hall of Fame on his 10th and final ballot, garnering 82.5 percent of the vote. He joins Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia in the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2025. It took a decade for the former strikeout artist […]

CC Sabathia was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. After a career that featured 3,000 strikeouts and 251 wins, he got a spot in Cooperstown on his first ballot. But Sabathia had a great run with the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees and has to choose which cap he will wear […]

When it’s all said and done, many of us hope that our lives will not be defined by only a title or achievement. Legacies are crafted by countless moments, including the small ones witnessed by a handful of people. But earning candidacy in the National Baseball Hall of Fame is undoubtedly a nice thing to […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame has officially unveiled its 2025 class with Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki headlining. But while Ichiro was the obvious call — he missed unanimous selection by a single vote — CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner had to sweat it out a little more. That’s especially true for Wagner, who was […]

CC Sabathia spent 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and was a fan favorite in that time. His dominant pitching and role in delivering a championship to the Bronx in his first season are two major reasons why. Then there’s the now-famous story of Sabathia forfeiting a $500,000 bonus to back up a teammate. […]

Based on the early anonymous voting results, CC Sabathia will almost certainly represent the New York Yankees as a first-ballot member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The former left-handed starting pitcher is shattering expectations and receiving the utmost respect from the writers. Nevertheless, one can never have enough support. MLB Network is doing […]

As CC Sabathia awaits the results of his first appearance on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) Hall of Fame ballot in 2025, the former pitcher has made one thing abundantly clear: he will represent the New York Yankees if enshrined in Cooperstown. “Absolutely,” the 44-year-old said without hesitation when asked about his Hall […]

The New York Yankees lost the World Series in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They blew Game 1, holding a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the tenth inning before Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam. The Game 5 loss was a calamity of errors, literally, as New York committed two in a brutal […]

The New York Yankees fell in Game 5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, crowning the Dodgers as World Series Champions for the 2024-25 MLB season. Following the playoff heartbreak for the Yankees, former pitcher CC Sabathia tipped his cap to the Dodgers in his post on X, formerly Twitter. “Congrats to Dave Roberts, Mook, and […]

Some legendary figures in the New York Yankees organization are praising Juan Soto. Soto is putting up some phenomenal numbers for the team this season, and some retired players hope the slugger stays in the Bronx for years to come. “He looks great in pinstripes. I would love to see him here for a long […]

As New York Yankees star Juan Soto is in the midst of accomplishing rare feats amidst a sensational season, there is still a lot of speculation of his presence within the ball club after this season. One person who talked about all things Yankees was former pitcher CC Sabathia who gave his thoughts on the […]

Is there a perfect way to pitch to New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge? If there is, pitchers have yet to discover it. Former Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia recently addressed how he would pitch to Judge if given the opportunity, per YES Network. “Right now, you got to walk him,” Sabathia said. Judge […]

There are no superlatives left to describe Aaron Judge. The towering slugger swatted the 300th homer of his career in the New York Yankees’ 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, becoming the fastest player to ever reach the milestone. Judge’s three-run shot to left field ballooned New York’s lead to 9-2 in […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. made New York Yankees franchise history on Tuesday after becoming the first player to hit four home runs in their first three games with the team. Chisholm has made quite the impression on his new ball club to say the least. Former Yankees star pitcher CC Sabathia even gave Chisholm a shoutout […]

Derek Jeter won five World Series, was an almost unanimous first-ballot baseball Hall of Fame selection, and is one of the most popular New York Yankees players ever. So whatever his secret was in his career, it worked. CC Sabathia, who was teammates with Jeter from 2009-14, revealed on the first episode of The 6-1-1 […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates may be out of contention in the National League playoff race for now, but they have a bonafide superstar in ace Paul Skenes. The 2023 first overall pick made his big league debut on May 11th and since then, he’s done nothing but dominate. Through seven starts, he owns a 4-0 record […]

CC Sabathia was one of the best pitchers in MLB during his time in the league. Fans may remember Sabathia for pitching with the New York Yankees, as he retired with New York and spent 11 seasons with the team. However, eight of his big league seasons came with the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians). […]

CC Sabathia wants Luis Severino back with the New York Yankees in 2024. Sabathia, a six-time MLB All-Star who helped the Yankees win the 2009 World Series, chimed in on Luis Severino’s situation on Tuesday. He felt Severino deserves another chance with the Bronx Bombers following his disastrous, injury-ravaged 2023 MLB season, per NJ.com’s Max […]

It will take something short of a miracle for the New York Yankees to make the 2023 MLB playoffs. However, New York ace Gerrit Cole doesn’t need to part the sea to win the American League Cy Young Award this season. He does have a realistic chance to win the honor, and if you ask […]

CC Sabathia is remembered as one of the best pitchers of both the 2000’s and 2010’s decades. He played with the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians), Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees during the course of his career, which spanned from 2001-2019. Sabathia joined the Yankees in 2009 and spent the remainder of his career […]

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is back to his old ways of hitting bombs out of the park and former Yankees ace CC Sabathia knows it. “Oh yea, he’s all the way back 👨‍⚖️👨‍⚖️,” Sabathia tweeted after Aaron Judge belted another home run Monday night on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. The […]

The 2023 MLB season is right around the corner, and after what’s been a fairly hectic offseason, preparations are underway for what should be an exciting campaign. One guy who is certainly looking forward to the upcoming season is retired ace CC Sabathia, who spent most of his career with the New York Yankees and […]

CC Sabathia recently took time to answer questions at a Super Bowl party in Arizona. The former Cleveland Guardians (Indians during his tenure with the team), Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees’ star left-hander shared an honest Aaron Judge admission after getting asked who his favorite pitcher in the game is. CC Sabathia reveals his […]

Aaron Judge’s future is one of the biggest storylines of the upcoming MLB offseason. Will Judge. who just authored one of the most dominant seasons in franchise history, remain with the New York Yankees? Or will the talented slugger seek a payday elsewhere? While no one knows for sure what Aaron Judge will do, it’s […]

Triston McKenzie is set to start Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series for the Cleveland Guardians. And a pitcher who made a number of important starts for Cleveland during his career, CC Sabathia, is reportedly in attendance, per Andre Knott. “CC Sabathia is a man of his word. He said he’d be here […]

CC Sabathia had a lot of laughs during Wednesday night’s MLB Network Showcase: Clubhouse Edition broadcast of the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Padres after he revealed to the rest of the panel that his size grew from a size 13 to 15 during his time in the big leagues. Stephen Nelson, […]

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie is in the midst of a tremendous season. The young-right hander recently revealed the impact that future Hall of Famer CC Sabathia has had on his career, per Russell Dorsey on Twitter. “I think just the interactions we’ve (McKenzie and Sabathia) had over the past couple of years… when […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani passed Ichiro Suzuki on the all-time home run list after hammering the 118th homer of his career on Tuesday. Ohtani is now second all-time in home runs for a Japanese-born player, trailing only Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit 175 home runs during his big league career. There were plenty of […]

CC Sabathia is celebrating his birthday today and received plenty of birthday wishes. The 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner got a wholesome birthday shoutout from his former teammate on the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter. Happy 50th bday my brother! @CC_Sabathia pic.twitter.com/vNx9U7gnck — Derek Jeter (@derekjeter) July 21, 2022 There’s one little issue with […]

MLB is hiring former Cy Young award wining pitcher CC Sabathia as a special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, per Bob Nightengale. According to Nightengale, Sabathia’s role will focus on the following, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, youth participation and broadcasting.” Sabathia's role will focus on player relations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, […]

Former New York Yankees shortstop and MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter shockingly decided to depart the Miami Marlins and his role as CEO. The move seemingly came out of nowhere, with little indication as to what caused the ex-Yankees star to make such a decision. Former New York teammate and ace starting pitcher CC […]

Shohei Ohtani has unanimously won the American League MVP Award for the 2021 season. The Los Angeles Angels’ designated hitter/starting pitcher proved to be cheat code this year, racking up unbelievable offensive numbers (46 home runs and 26 stolen bases with an OPS of .965) while providing excellent pitching in 130.1 innings, recording a 3.18 […]

CC Sabathia is taking Michael Jordan over LeBron James. Although, not in the basketball GOAT debate. During an appearance on Jalen Rose’s “Renaissance Man” podcast on Wednesday, Rose asked the former ace which NBA icon he would prefer to strikeout: Michael Jordan or LeBron James. Sabathia went with the Chicago Bulls legend, for one specific […]

Former MLB All-Star CC Sabathia had strong words for Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa ahead of Houston’s American League Division Series matchup with the Oakland Athletics. Correa said after the Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card Series the team’s critics would have to reckon with Houston advancing in the playoffs. Sabathia did […]

New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia simply could not continue in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the ALCS. Although Sabathia had nearly pitched the Yankees out of yet another jam, he was experiencing discomfort after getting Houston Astros infielder Aledmys Diaz to pop out to second base. The training staff came out to […]

The New York Yankees have replaced veteran left-hander C.C. Sabathia on the ALCS roster after Sabathia suffered an apparent setback during Game 4 against the Houston Astros. Right-hander Ben Heller will replace the veteran on the roster (via ESPN): The New York Yankees officially removed CC Sabathia from the roster for the American League Championship Series on Friday, replacing […]

Two things were certain about the New York Yankees heading into the offseason. First, they needed starting pitching and Sonny Gray was not the answer. Second, they were not happy about seeing the Boston Red Sox hoist that World Series trophy and they will do whatever it takes to make sure it does not happen […]