BRONX, New York.- The Yankees celebrated the career of CC Sabathia and its consecration in Cooperstown, which took place on July 27 of this year.
Once the security track is driven in a golf cart by his teammate of many years, Andy Petitte, Sabathia thanked numerous members of the club’s hierarchy and then said: “The most important thing, I want to thank the fans.”
“Thank you all for coming every night, for bringing energy,” said Sabathia. “I hope you have understood and appreciated what I tried to take to the mound every five days.”
As part of the ceremony, the Sabathia plate in Cooperstown, where the left -hander appears with a Yankees cap, was exhibited on the ground before the first launch.
And it was available for fans to see it closely from the beginning of the game until the end of the fifth entrance to the New York Yankees Museum, presented by Bank of America, located at the 200 of Yankee Stadium level, near section 210.
In addition, Sabathia made the first ceremonial launch, and the first 40,000 attendees received a replica of the Plate of the Fame of CC Sabathia, courtesy of WFAN.
In recognition of the incorporation of Sabathia into the Hall of Fame, the Yankees made a donation of $ 250,000 to the Pitcchin Foundation.
Sabathia also received a supreme jacket, a limited edition, unique in its kind, custom designed by Jeff Hamilton, autographed by Hamilton inside.
Sabathia, just the third left-handed to register at least 250 victories and 3,000 strikeouts, spent 11 of her 19 seasons in the big leagues with the Yankees (2009-19), helping to get the 27th World Club World Series title in her first year.
The Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, described Sabathia as “a real batter,” pointing out that, being a young player with Cleveland, the left -hander became sentimental on the mound if a decision did not go well. Those roughness softened over time, but never disappeared completely.
“For me, for being a member of the Hall of Fame and for the race he had, his greatest legacy is the partner,” said Boone. “One wants to finish this game saying: ‘That guy was a great partner’. And cc was ».
