Sabathia went into his free agency thinking he would come out an Angel. Instead, he was blown away by the Yankees’ seven-year, $161 million offer and ended up eliminating the Angels in the Championship Series. He allowed just two runs in two starts, striking out 12 over 16 innings as he was named the ALCS MVP.

CC Sabathia adds another C to his name now, for Cooperstown, now that he becomes the latest great Yankee to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Former Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, receiving 86.8% of the vote in his first year on the ballot.

On the day that CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankees Aaron Judge and Derek Jeter offered their congratulations.

With the Yankees, CC Sabathia gained immortality. The big lefty, who rose to the moment consistently and whose fiery attitude became as iconic as his pitching arm, was voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot.

Ichiro Suzuki, a veritable hits machine on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was

Sabathia had no hesitation in picking Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani as the greatest baseball player of all time. “Ohtani is the greatest to ever play baseball, and it’s not even up for debate. I hate it when they compare him to Babe Ruth ...

He had short stints with the Los Angeles Angels (2018), Boston Red ... making their ballot debut − a group headlined by pitcher CC Sabathia and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. Through 119 public ...

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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and former New York Mets closer Billy Wagner were introduced as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

CC Sabathia was celebrated by NBA legends Carmelo Anthony and Matt Barnes upon learning of his Hall of Fame induction. Anthony shared an emotional video highlighting their friendship, while Barnes acknowledged Sabathia's impact.