CC Sabathia
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| Born: July 21, 1980 in Vallejo , United States 
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| Strikes: Left | Throws: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| April 8, 2001 with the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 24, 2019 for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 251-162 |
| ERA | 3.74 |
| Strikeouts | 3,093 |
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| Last update: January 2nd, 2020 | |
Carsten Charles "CC" Sabathia (born July 21, 1980 in Vallejo , California ) is a former American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher .
Sabathia played most of his career for the New York Yankees .
High school
Sabathia attended Vallejo High School and already played very successfully there (especially with an ERA of 0.77 in his last season). Sabathia could have made a career in football , at least at college level.
MLB career
Cleveland Indians (2001-2008)
Sabathia was drafted in the first round of the 1998 draft by the Cleveland Indians. In 2000, he was a member of the US Olympic baseball team while preparing, but did not appear in the 2000 Olympic Games.
In his first year 2001 Sabathia was able to convince the Indians and was only beaten by Ichirō Suzuki in the choice of rookie of the year in the American League .
In 2003 and 2004 he was called up for the all-star game on the AL side because of his persuasive performance , and in 2007 he became the first left-handed pitcher to achieve at least ten wins in his first six career years . He was able to expand this series to nine years (including 2009) in the following years.
2007 was Sabathia's best year so far with an ERA of 3.21 and a record of 19–7 with 34 starts. Also because of his achievements, the Cleveland Indians were able to win the division title again after a six-year waiting period; Sabathia received the American League's Cy Young Award for the first time that year , which made him the only Cleveland Indians pitcher next to Gaylord Perry for this honor, but the following year, Cliff Lee , another Indians player was so honored. In the postseason, however, Sabathia disappointed when he suffered two defeats in two starts against the Boston Red Sox with an ERA of 10.45.
The year 2008 started less successfully, so that the Indians considered selling Sabathia before he could have made a transfer as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers (2008)
As a result, on July 7, 2008, Sabathia was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for four other players. Along with the Games for Cleveland, he scored 17-10 with an ERA of 2.70 that year.
The game on August 31, 2008 is remarkable, in which Sabathia "lost" a possible no-hitter through a "checked swing" by an opposing player that was considered fair. A petition to Major League Baseball that this hit , which should be considered an error instead , was unsuccessful. Again, Sabathia couldn't convince in the postseason when the Brewers reached the Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies , but lost.
New York Yankees (2009-2019)
On December 8, 2008, Sabathia signed a seven-year contract with the New York Yankees for a total of $ 161 million. Until then, this contract is the highest-value contract for a pitcher in the history of the MLB.
In his first season for the Yankees, he reached 19-8 with an ERA of 3.37, so that he is another possible winner of the AL Cy Young Awards . In the postseason Sabathia was able to build on the successes of the regular season for the first time and was named Most Valuable Player due to two wins in the American League Championship Series .
family
Sabathia is married and has three children.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
- CC Sabathia Official Website
Individual evidence
- ^ CC Sabathia Biography . In: MLB.com . Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ↑ Player Information: 2006 . Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ↑ MLB - awards - Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ^ Brewers acquire CC Sabathia . In: MLB.com . Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ^ Sabathia loses appeal on no-hitter ruling . In: Associated Press . NBC Sports. September 3, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/0812/News/yankees-kurz-vor-verpflicht-von-sabathia.html
- ↑ CC Sabathia becomes MVP in ALCS . In: MLB.com . Retrieved October 25, 2009.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sabathia, CC |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sabathia, Carsten Charles (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vallejo , California , United States |