C.C. Sabathia

CC Sabathia
Sabathia pitching for the Yankees on April 16, 2009
New York Yankees – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1980-07-21) July 21, 1980 (age 36) Vallejo, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 8, 2001, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics (through May 9, 2017)
Win–loss record	225–143
Earned run average	3.73
Strikeouts	2,753
WHIP	1.25
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2001–2008) Milwaukee Brewers (2008) New York Yankees (2009–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2009) 6× All-Star (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010–2012) ALCS MVP (2009) AL Cy Young Award (2007) 2× MLB wins leader (2009, 2010)

Carsten Charles "CC" Sabathia, Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. Upon signing with the Yankees prior to the 2009 season, Sabathia became the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history.

Sabathia played the first seven and a half seasons of his career with the Cleveland Indians, where he won the 2007 Cy Young Award. He played the second half of the 2008 MLB season with the Milwaukee Brewers, leading them to the Wild Card, their first playoff appearance in 26 years. In the offseason, Sabathia left via free agency and signed with the New York Yankees. Sabathia is regarded as one of the most durable pitchers in MLB, having amassed an average of over 200 innings pitched per season during his career.

Sabathia was born in Vallejo, California and attended Vallejo High School, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. As a teenager, Sabathia played summer baseball in the Major League Baseball youth program, Reviving Baseball in Inner cities (RBI). In baseball, he compiled a win–loss record of 6–0 with an 0.77 earned run average (ERA) with 14 hits, and 82 strikeouts in  45 ²⁄₃ innings pitched during his senior season. Coming out of the draft he was the top high school prospect in Northern California according to Baseball America.