C.C. Sabathia

C.C. Sabathia is an All-Star pitcher for the New York Yankees.

The Yankees have selected Sabathia to start in their 2009 Opening Day and home opener games.CBSSports.com: Yankees to Start Sabathia on Both Opening Day, Home Opener On December 10, 2008, Sabathia signed a seven-year, $161 million deal with the Yankees. Sabathia stated that he felt playing for the Yankees gave him the best chance to win a World Series title.ESPN.com: 'I'm all-in': Sabathia joins Yankees (December 18, 2008)

On November 14, 2008, news agencies reported that an offer was extended to Sabathia by the New York Yankees. At the time the offer was believed to be a six-year deal, higher than the contract of Mets pitcher Johan Santana.ESPN.com: Yankees make offer to Sabathia (November 13, 2008)

On November 3, bidding for the services of Sabathia commenced with the Brewers first making an offer to the free agent. Sabathia was considered to be the top free agent pitcher available this season. Several teams were reportedly interested in his services. Sabathia was hoping for a similar contract to that of Santana, which was six years for $137.5 million.ESPN.com: Brewers open bidding for ace pitcher Sabathia

• 1998: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians as the 20th overall pick
• 2001: Makes his Major League debut; finishes the season 17-5Baseball-Reference.com: C.C. Sabathia Statistics
• 2003: Selected to the All-Star Game
• 2004: Selected to second All-Star Game
• 2007: Becomes youngest pitcher since Greg Maddux to win 100 games;MLB.com: C.C. Sabathia Biography and Highlights wins the American League Cy Young Award
• 2008: Traded to the Milwaukee BrewersESPN: Sources: Indians agree to deal Sabathia to Brewers for minor leaguers (July 7, 2008
• 2008: Signs with the New York Yankees

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• ESPN.com : Career Stats
  • Height: 6-7
  • Weight: 290
  • Debut: 2001