CC Sabathia - wikipedia CC Sabathia CC Sabathia Sabathia with the Yankees in April 2009 Free agent Starting pitcher Born : ( 1980 - 07 - 21 ) July 21, 1980 ( age 37 ) Vallejo, California Bats : Left Throws : Left MLB debut April 8, 2001, for the Cleveland Indians MLB statistics ( through 2017 season ) Win -- loss record 237 -- 146 Earned run average 3.70 Strikeouts 2,846 Innings Pitched 3,317.0 WHIP 1.25 Teams Cleveland Indians ( 2001 -- 2008 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 2008 ) New York Yankees ( 2009 -- 2017 ) 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 who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees. Sabathia played the first seven - and - a-half seasons of his career with the Indians, where he won the 2007 Cy Young Award. He played the second half of the 2008 MLB season with the 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 Yankees, where he led the Majors in wins in both 2009 and 2010 and helped lead them to the 2009 World Series title. 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. Contents 1 High school career 2 Professional career 2.1 Draft and minors 2.2 Cleveland Indians ( 2001 -- 2008 ) 2.3 Milwaukee Brewers ( 2008 ) 2.4 New York Yankees ( 2009 -- present ) 2.4. 1 2009 : ALCS MVP and World Series championship 2.4. 2 2010 : All - Star season 2.4. 3 2011 : All - Star season 2.4. 4 2012 : All - Star season 2.4. 5 2013 : Struggles and injuries 2.4. 6 2014 : Injury - plagued season 2.4. 7 2015 : Struggles and injuries 2.4. 8 2016 : Improvement 2.4. 9 2017 : Best Season since 2012 3 Awards and Highlights 4 Player profile 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 References 8 External links High school 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 ⁄ 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. In football, he was an all - conference tight end. He received scholarship offers to play college football, including one from UCLA, and signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Hawai ʻi. Professional career Draft and minors Sabathia was drafted in the first round ( 20th overall ) by the Indians in the 1998 MLB draft. He signed for a $1.3 million bonus. In 2000, he was selected for the 28 - man United States Olympic Team roster. He appeared in one pre-Olympic tournament game in Sydney, Australia, but was not on the official 24 - man, Gold Medal - winning roster because he was called up by the Cleveland Indians. He was named the Indians ' 2000 Minor League Player of the Year ( receiving the `` Lou Boudreau Award '' ). Cleveland Indians ( 2001 -- 2008 ) In 2001, he was the youngest player in the Major Leagues. Sabathia led the league in hits per 9 innings pitched ( 7.44 ), was third in the league in win -- loss percentage ( 17 -- 5,. 773 ), fourth in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ( 8.53 ), sixth in wins, and seventh in strikeouts ( 171 ). He finished second in the AL voting for Rookie of the Year, behind future Yankees teammate Ichiro Suzuki. Sabathia signed a four - year, $9.5 million contract with the Indians, with a club option for 2006, on February 23, 2002. In the 2002 season, he was tenth in the AL in strikeouts, with 149 in 210 innings. In 2003, he had the tenth - best ERA in the AL ( 3.60 ). He was also named to the American League All - Star team for the first time. Sabathia made his second All - Star selection in a row as he finished the 2004 season by going 11 -- 10 with a 4.12 ERA and 139 strikeouts. The Indians picked up their $7 million club option for 2006 on April 27, 2005 and Sabathia signed a two - year, $17.75 million deal. In 2005, he was fourth in the AL in strikeouts / 9 IP ( 7.37 ), seventh in strikeouts ( 161 ) and eighth in wins ( 15 ). This marked his fifth straight season of double digit wins to open a career. He threw the fastest fastball in the AL in 2005, averaging 94.7 miles per hour. He also hit his first career home run as a batter in interleague play off of Ryan Dempster in May. The Indians went 20 -- 11 in his starts. In 2006, he led the major leagues with 6 complete games. He also led the AL in shutouts ( 2 ), was third in ERA ( 3.22 ), sixth in strikeouts per 9 IP ( 8.03 ) and eighth in strikeouts ( 172 ). He became the first left - handed pitcher to start his career with six consecutive seasons of double digit wins. Sabathia pitching for the Indians on May 6, 2007 Sabathia collected his 1,000 th career strikeout on May 21, fanning the player who beat him out for Rookie of the Year honors : Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners. He was also named to the American League All - Star team for the third time. On September 28, he became the youngest pitcher ( 27 years, 69 days ) to record 100 career wins since Greg Maddux in 1993. On October 23, Sabathia won the Players Choice Award for Outstanding AL Pitcher. His pitching performance led the Cleveland Indians to their first American League Central Division Championship since 2001, his rookie season. For his performance, he was awarded the 2007 American League Cy Young Award joining Gaylord Perry as the only two Cleveland Indians pitchers to ever win the award. ( Cliff Lee and Corey Kluber have since also won. ) Sabathia also won the Warren Spahn Award given to the best left - handed pitcher in the Majors. Despite his strong regular season, Sabathia did not perform well against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. In two starts, he went 0 -- 2 with a 10.45 ERA. Sabathia began the 2008 season 6 -- 8 with a 3.83 ERA in 18 starts. He was leading the American League in strikeouts ( 123 ) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings ( 9.05 ) while ranking second in innings pitched ( 122.1 ) and tied for second in complete games ( 3 ). However, with the Indians out of playoff contention, and with Sabathia an impending free agent, the Indians sought to trade Sabathia. At the time Sabathia departed Cleveland, he was fifth in club history in strikeouts ( 1,265 ) and sixth in strikeouts per 9.0 innings ( 7.448 ), and his 2007 strikeouts - to - walks ratio was at the time a single - season best 5.649. Milwaukee Brewers ( 2008 ) On July 7, 2008, Sabathia was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Matt LaPorta, Michael Brantley, Zach Jackson and Rob Bryson. During his press conference, Sabathia made it known to the assembled members of the media that he would prefer his name to be spelled `` CC '' rather than `` C.C. '' He recorded his first win with the Brewers on July 8, 2008 against the Colorado Rockies. Sabathia was 17 -- 10 overall ( 11 -- 2 with Milwaukee ) with a 2.70 ERA and was second in the majors ( behind Tim Lincecum ) with 251 strikeouts. Sabathia pitched three complete games in his first four starts with the Brewers, winning all four. On July 30, 2008, Sabathia took out a large $12,870 ad in the sports section of Cleveland 's daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer. The ad, signed by Sabathia, his wife Amber, and his family read : Thank you for 10 great years... You 've touched our lives with your kindness, love and generosity. We are forever grateful ! It 's been a privilege and an honor ! On August 31, 2008, Sabathia threw what was ruled as a one - hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. The one hit for the Pirates came off of a check swing by Andy LaRoche in the fifth inning that rolled fair and was bobbled by Sabathia on an attempted bare - handed pickup. The team sent in an appeal to Major League Baseball to try to get the hit ruled as an error, but were unsuccessful. Sabathia struck out eleven in the Brewers ' 7 -- 0 win over the Pirates, making Sabathia 's ninth complete game in the 2008 season. On September 28, 2008, Sabathia pitched a 4 - hitter against the Cubs to win 3 -- 1 in the final game of the season, clinching the wild card for the Brewers -- their first - ever postseason berth as a National League club and their first since losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1982 World Series. It was Sabathia 's 10th complete game of the year, the most complete games by any pitcher in a single season since Randy Johnson threw 12 in 1999. In 2008 Sabathia had the most effective slider among major league starting pitchers. When batters swung at his pitches, they failed to make any contact 28 % of the time, the highest percentage among major league starting pitchers. Sabathia started game 2 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brewers were heavily favored to win behind Sabathia, but Sabathia faltered, surrendering 5 runs in 3 ⁄ innings, including a walk to the pitcher Brett Myers and a grand slam to Shane Victorino. The Phillies would go on to win the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sabathia was sixth in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP award, behind Albert Pujols of the Cardinals, Ryan Howard of the Phillies, Ryan Braun also of the Brewers, Manny Ramirez of the Dodgers, and Lance Berkman of the Astros. New York Yankees ( 2009 -- present ) 2009 : ALCS MVP and World Series Championship CC Sabathia in 2009 On December 18, 2008, Sabathia signed a seven - year, $161 million contract with the New York Yankees. It was the largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history until 2013 when Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners signed a seven - year $175 million contract. On March 26, 2009, manager Joe Girardi announced that Sabathia would be the Opening Day starter and the starter for the home opener at the new Yankee Stadium. Sabathia won his first championship ring with the Yankees, finishing 19 -- 8 with a 3.37 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 230 innings. Sabathia also won the American League Championship Series ( ALCS ) Most Valuable Player Award for his performance in the 2009 ALCS. Sabathia finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting behind Zack Greinke, Félix Hernández, and Justin Verlander. 2010 : All - Star season On April 10, 2010, Sabathia took a no - hitter into the 8th inning. With two outs in the inning, former teammate Kelly Shoppach ripped a single to left field, ending the no - hit bid. On July 4, he earned his fourth All - Star selection, and his first as a Yankee. On August 22, Sabathia recorded his 16th consecutive start of at least six innings allowing three earned runs or less, breaking a tie with Ron Guidry ( from his Cy Young Award - winning 1978 season ) for the longest streak in franchise history. On September 18, he defeated the Baltimore Orioles to become baseball 's first 20 - game winner in 2010. The win also marks the first time he had ever won 20 games in a single season in his career. Sabathia had won 19 games in a season twice previously : in 2007 with the Indians and 2009 in his first season with the Yankees. In 2010, Sabathia had a 21 - 7 record, recording a 3.18 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 197 strikeouts in 237 ⁄ innings. He finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting behind Félix Hernández and David Price. During the offseason, Sabathia was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee, requiring arthroscopic surgery performed by Dr. Christopher Ahmad to repair. Sabathia began therapy immediately after the surgery and began his regular routine in preparation for spring training after three to six weeks. He lost from 25 to 30 pounds to prevent future problems with his knee. 2011 : All - Star season On July 26, 2011, Sabathia took a perfect game through 6 ⁄ innings against the Seattle Mariners, retiring the first 19 batters he faced in a game interrupted twice due to rain. He ended up striking out 14 batters through 7 innings ( setting a career high ), and pitching another one - hitter, this one, a combined one - hitter. Sabathia was pulled before recording an out in the 8th after walking three batters to load the bases ; relief pitchers David Robertson and Mariano Rivera finished the game, with Robertson allowing only one run ( charged to Sabathia ) on a double - play ground ball that would have ended the inning, but was bobbled by third baseman Eric Chavez. For his performance in July 2011, Sabathia was named AL Pitcher of the Month. He posted a 4 -- 1 record with a 0.92 ERA during the month, striking out 50 batters and walking 13 in 39 innings. He also pitched two complete games and one shutout. Sabathia recorded his 2,000 th career strikeout on September 10, 2011 against Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In 2011, Sabatha had a 19 -- 8 record, 3.00 ERA, 230 strikeouts, 237 ⁄ innings pitched and a 1.21 WHIP. Though his contract contained an opt - out clause that allowed him to become a free agent after the 2011 season, Sabathia said he had no intention of exercising it as he loves playing for the New York Yankees and his family loves life in New York. On October 31, 2011, Sabathia announced via his Twitter account that he would not be exercising his opt - out clause and had signed an extension with the Yankees. The extension was for an additional year on his original seven - year contract, worth $25 million, along with a $25 million vesting option with a $5 million buyout for the following year. He finished fourth in Cy Young voting after the season. 2012 : All - Star season Sabathia began the 2012 season with bad footing as he allowed a grand slam by Carlos Peña in his first inning of work on opening day against the Tampa Bay Rays. He recovered, however, going 9 -- 3 with a 3.55 ERA in his first 14 starts. He threw a complete game against the Atlanta Braves on June 18. In the 2012 American League Division Series, Sabathia won the first and fifth ( deciding ) games against the Baltimore Orioles, but lost Game Four of the ALCS, allowing the Detroit Tigers to sweep the Yankees. On October 25, 2012, Sabathia underwent arthroscopic surgery in his left elbow to remove a bone spur. 2013 : struggles and injuries In 2013, Sabathia 's velocity decrease has caused him to be a pitcher that had to rely more on location rather than velocity. On July 3, 2013, Sabathia collected his 200th career win against the Minnesota Twins. His season ended early due to a strained hamstring, finishing with a 14 -- 13 record and a career - high 4.78 ERA. Sabathia lost 40 pounds in 2013 and showed up to spring training in 2014 weighing 275 pounds. He admitted to crash dieting after a cousin of his died of heart disease in December 2012. 2014 : injury - plagued season On May 12, 2014, Sabathia was placed on the 15 - day disabled list due to right knee inflammation. Fluid buildup was detected in the knee and the buildup was drained by a shot with no surgery required. Seeking a second opinion with Dr. James Andrews, he received a stem - cell shot in the knee. Sabathia was transferred to the 60 - day disabled list on July 1 ( retroactive to May 11 ) being sidelined until early to mid-July or later. After making a rehab appearance with the Double - A Trenton Thunder, Sabathia began to experience swelling in his right knee, putting his season in jeopardy. The Yankees projected that Sabathia might need microfracture surgery, which could potentially end his career. On July 16, it was announced that Sabathia 's 2014 season had ended. In only 8 starts in 2014, Sabathia went 3 - 4 with a 5.28 ERA. He underwent surgery on July 23 to repair his degenerated knee. 2015 : struggles and injuries Sabathia reported to spring training weighing 305 pounds ( 138 kg ), as he believed his decreased weight contributed to his poor 2014 season. During a game against the Angels on June 7, 2015, Sabathia recorded his 2,500 th career strikeout but was later ejected along with Joe Girardi for getting into a confrontation with MLB umpire Dan Bellino following a double play. Sabathia went on the disabled list after leaving the game of August 23 with right knee soreness. He had a 4 - 9 record with a 5.27 ERA in 24 games started to that point. He returned to the Yankees on September 9 wearing a knee brace. He pitched to a 2.17 ERA in five starts after returning, including winning the game that clinched the Yankees a playoff berth in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. 2016 : improvement On May 6, 2016, Sabathia was placed on the 15 - day disabled list due to a left groin strain. On May 20, Sabathia recorded his 100th win as a New York Yankee in a 8 - 3 victory over the Oakland Athletics, going six innings, allowing one run and striking out eight. Making 30 starts in 2016, Sabathia finished 9 - 12 with a 3.91 ERA in 179 ⁄ innings ( 30 starts ) with 152 strikeouts. On October 11, Sabathia underwent surgery on his right knee, described as a routine cleanup. 2017 : best season since 2012 On June 13, Sabathia left the game after an apparent left hamstring injury. It was eventually revealed that his left hamstring was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain, landing him on the disabled list. He returned on July 4, starting against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. On July 21, Sabathia earned a win on his 37th birthday, throwing 5 ⁄ scoreless innings. On August 1, Sabathia made his 500th career start in loss against the Detroit Tigers. He was the second player in Major League history to make 500 starting pitching appearances in the regular season without ever appearing as a reliever ; the feat was previously achieved by Tom Glavine. On August 8, he was taken out of a game after the third inning after experiencing pain in his surgically repaired right knee. On August 11, Sabathia landed on the 10 - day disabled list again due to the lingering knee problem. He finished the season 14 - 5 with a 3.69 ERA, 120 strikeouts and a 1.27 WHIP in 148 ⁄ innings ( 27 starts ). Sabathia was especially dominant in the role of the Yankee 's stopper. In games following a Yankee 's loss Sabathia went 9 - 0 with a 1.71 ERA in 11 starts, by far the best stats in both categories among pitchers who made at least seven starts following a team loss. Starting game 2 of the ALDS, Sabathia limited the Indians to earned runs in 5 ⁄ innings followed by 9 strikeouts against just two runs allowed in 4 ⁄ innings in game 5 as the Yankees advanced to the ALCS for the first time since 2012. Starting Game 3 of the ALCS Sabathia spun six shutout innings of three hit ball as the Yankees defeated the Astros 8 - 1. With the win Sabathia improved to 10 - 0 in with a 1.69 ERA in games started following Yankees losses ( including the postseason ). Awards and Highlights 6 × All - Star selection ( 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 -- 2012 ) World Series champion ( 2009 ) ALCS MVP ( 2009 ) AL Cy Young Award ( 2007 ) 2 × MLB wins leader ( 2009, 2010 ) 2 × AL shutouts leader ( 2006, 2008 ) NL shutouts leader ( 2008 ) Player profile CC Sabathia ( left ) and Mark Teixeira during the 2009 World Series parade. Despite throwing with his left hand as well as batting from the left, Sabathia is right - handed. Sabathia has six pitches : a cutter ( 89 -- 92 MPH ), a more used two - seam / sinker fastball ( 88 -- 93 MPH ), a Four seam fastball ( 89 - 94 mph ), a curve ball ( 74 - 76 MPH ), a slider ( 78 -- 82 MPH ), and changeup ( 82 -- 84 MPH ). Once ahead in the count, he primarily uses his changeup to strike out right - handed batters, and his slider to strike out left - handers. He also exhibits good command of his pitches, posting a 5.65 K / BB ratio in 2007. Throughout most of his career, Sabathia 's four - seam fastball sat in the 92 - 96 mph range ( topping out at 98 mph ) and his sinking fastball averaged 89 - 93 mph ( topping out at 96 mph ), thus making him a power pitcher. Since 2013, Sabathia has become accustomed to being a control pitcher, in the 2017 he cut down his usage of the four - seamer ( 87 - 91 mph topping out at 93 mph ) and favored the sinker and cutter. Sabathia holds a lifetime postseason record of 10 wins and 5 losses in 22 games ( 21 starts ). He has pitched a total of 123 postseason innings, giving up 127 hits, 58 walks and 58 earned runs resulting in a 4.24 ERA. He also struck out 120 batters. As of the end of the 2017 season, Sabathia has acquired 25 hits in 124 plate appearances, making him one of the more successful pitchers from a hitting standpoint. On one occasion, Sabathia hit a 440 - foot home run on June 21, 2008, off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park. He commented later, saying `` I told everybody I was trying to hit homers today because I had two singles last year and everybody was all over me, saying I was a singles hitter. It was awesome. '' On July 13, 2008, in his second game with the Brewers, Sabathia hit his second home run of the season off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey, becoming the third pitcher in history to homer in both leagues in the same season and the first since Earl Wilson did it in 1970 with Detroit and San Diego. Sabathia 's reputation of pitching a high number of effective innings each season has led to sports broadcasters often referring to him as a workhorse, discounting his injury - shortened 2014 campaign Sabathia has averaged over 200 innings a season in his career. Sabathia has the most lifetime complete games ( 38 including 12 shutouts ), innings pitched ( 3317 ) and strikeouts ( 2849 ) of any active pitcher as of 2017. Personal life Sabathia and his wife, Amber, have four children : a son Carsten Charles III ( born 2003 ), a daughter Jaeden Arie ( born 2005 ), a daughter, Cyia ( born 2008 ), and a son Carter ( born 2010 ). The family lived in Fairfield, California outside his hometown of Vallejo, California near San Francisco until he signed with the Yankees. Then the family moved to Alpine, New Jersey. The family loves life in New Jersey and being so close to New York City. Nevertheless, Sabathia remains connected to his hometown. On January 27, 2012, Vallejo High School honored Sabathia by declaring it `` CC Sabathia Day '' and renaming the school 's baseball field in his honor. Sabathia also appeared on a promotional video for Battlefield Bad Company 2 against `` Random Grenade Throws '' which showed him doing a public service announcement about random grenade throws. It spoofs the Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 public service announcement with Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels. Sabathia remains very close friends with former teammates Cliff Lee and Prince Fielder. Sabathia is a supporter of Crutches4Kids. He is an Oakland Raiders fan. Sabathia operates a charity, the PitCChIn Foundation, which supports inner city children. In 2014, the foundation supported a team of runners in the 2014 New York City Marathon, consisting of Amber, the wife of Amar'e Stoudemire, Tiki Barber and Angie Martinez. On October 5, 2015, Sabathia announced that he was checking himself into an alcohol treatment center. During the previous weekend, Sabathia had been binge drinking in the hotel while the Yankees were on the road in Baltimore, including drinking in the clubhouse after a game that had been cancelled due to rain. See also Baseball portal Biography portal San Francisco Bay Area portal Cleveland Indians award winners and league leaders List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders List of Major League Baseball career batters faced leaders List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders References Jump up ^ Reving Baseball in Inner Cities MLB Web Site Jump up ^ `` CC Sabathia Biography ''. MLB.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Minor League Player of the Year by Team ''. The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. 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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball - Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball - Reference ( Minors ) CC Sabathia 's official website The PitCCh In Foundation Awards and achievements Preceded by José Contreras American League Pitcher of the Month May 2006 Succeeded by Johan Santana Preceded by Johan Santana Players Choice AL Outstanding Pitcher 2007 Succeeded by Cliff Lee Preceded by Dan Haren National League Pitcher of the Month July 2008, August 2008 Succeeded by Johan Santana Preceded by Alex Rodriguez Pepsi MLB Clutch Performer of the Year 2008 Succeeded by Andre Ethier Preceded by Pedro Martínez AL hits per nine innings 2001 Succeeded by Pedro Martínez American League Cy Young Award 1967 : Lonborg 1968 : McLain 1969 : Cuellar & McLain 1970 : J. Perry 1971 : Blue 1972 : G. Perry 1973 : Palmer 1974 : Hunter 1975 : Palmer 1976 : Palmer 1977 : Lyle 1978 : Guidry 1979 : Flanagan 1980 : Stone 1981 : Fingers 1982 : Vuckovich 1983 : Hoyt 1984 : Hernández 1985 : Saberhagen 1986 : Clemens 1987 : Clemens 1988 : Viola 1989 : Saberhagen 1990 : Welch 1991 : Clemens 1992 : Eckersley 1993 : McDowell 1994 : Cone 1995 : Johnson 1996 : Hentgen 1997 : Clemens 1998 : Clemens 1999 : Martínez 2000 : Martínez 2001 : Clemens 2002 : Zito 2003 : Halladay 2004 : Santana 2005 : Colón 2006 : Santana 2007 : Sabathia 2008 : Lee 2009 : Greinke 2010 : Hernández 2011 : Verlander 2012 : Price 2013 : Scherzer 2014 : Kluber 2015 : Keuchel 2016 : Porcello American League Championship Series MVP Award 1980 : White 1981 : Nettles 1982 : Lynn 1983 : Boddicker 1984 : Gibson 1985 : Brett 1986 : Barrett 1987 : Gaetti 1988 : Eckersley 1989 : Henderson 1990 : Stewart 1991 : Puckett 1992 : Alomar 1993 : Stewart 1994 : Series Not Played 1995 : Hershiser 1996 : Williams 1997 : Grissom 1998 : Wells 1999 : Hernández 2000 : Justice 2001 : Pettitte 2002 : Kennedy 2003 : Rivera 2004 : Ortiz 2005 : Konerko 2006 : Polanco 2007 : Beckett 2008 : Garza 2009 : Sabathia 2010 : Hamilton 2011 : Cruz 2012 : Young 2013 : Uehara 2014 : Cain 2015 : Escobar 2016 : Miller 2017 : Verlander American League season wins leaders 1901 : Young 1902 : Young 1903 : Young 1904 : Chesbro 1905 : Waddell 1906 : Orth 1907 : Joss & White 1908 : Walsh 1909 : Mullin 1910 : Coombs 1911 : Coombs 1912 : S.J. Wood 1913 : Johnson 1914 : Johnson 1915 : Johnson 1916 : Johnson 1917 : Cicotte 1918 : Johnson 1919 : Cicotte 1920 : Bagby 1921 : Mays & Shocker 1922 : Rommel 1923 : Uhle 1924 : Johnson 1925 : Lyons & Rommel 1926 : Uhle 1927 : W. Hoyt & Lyons 1928 : Grove & Pipgras 1929 : Earnshaw 1930 : Grove 1931 : Grove 1932 : Crowder 1933 : Crowder & Grove 1934 : Gomez 1935 : Ferrell 1936 : Bridges 1937 : Gomez 1938 : Ruffing 1939 : Feller 1940 : Feller 1941 : Feller 1942 : Hughson 1943 : Chandler & Trout 1944 : Newhouser 1945 : Newhouser 1946 : Feller & Newhouser 1947 : Feller 1948 : Newhouser 1949 : Parnell 1950 : Lemon 1951 : Feller 1952 : Shantz 1953 : Porterfield 1954 : Lemon & Wynn 1955 : Ford, Lemon & Sullivan 1956 : Lary 1957 : Bunning & Pierce 1958 : Turley 1959 : Wynn 1960 : Estrada & J. Perry 1961 : Ford 1962 : Terry 1963 : Ford 1964 : Chance & Peters 1965 : Grant 1966 : Kaat 1967 : Lonborg & Wilson 1968 : McLain 1969 : McLain 1970 : Cuellar, McNally & J. Perry 1971 : Lolich 1972 : G. Perry & W. Wood 1973 : W. Wood 1974 : Hunter & Jenkins 1975 : Hunter & Palmer 1976 : Palmer 1977 : Goltz, Leonard & Palmer 1978 : Guidry 1979 : Flanagan 1980 : Stone 1981 : D. Martínez, McCatty, Morris & Vuckovich 1982 : L. Hoyt 1983 : L. Hoyt 1984 : Boddicker 1985 : Guidry 1986 : Clemens 1987 : Clemens & Stewart 1988 : Viola 1989 : Saberhagen 1990 : Welch 1991 : Erickson & Gullickson 1992 : Brown & Morris 1993 : McDowell 1994 : Key 1995 : Mussina 1996 : Pettitte 1997 : Clemens 1998 : Clemens, Cone & Helling 1999 : P. Martínez 2000 : Hudson & Wells 2001 : Mulder 2002 : Zito 2003 : Halladay 2004 : Schilling 2005 : Colón 2006 : Santana & Wang 2007 : Beckett 2008 : Lee 2009 : Hernández, Sabathia & Verlander 2010 : Sabathia 2011 : Verlander 2012 : Price & Weaver 2013 : Scherzer 2014 : Kluber, Scherzer & Weaver 2015 : Keuchel 2016 : Porcello 2017 : Carrasco, Kluber & Vargas Baseball America Major League Player of the Year Award 1998 : Mark McGwire 1999 : Pedro Martínez 2000 : Alex Rodriguez 2001 : Barry Bonds 2002 : Alex Rodriguez 2003 : Barry Bonds 2004 : Barry Bonds 2005 : Albert Pujols 2006 : Johan Santana 2007 : Alex Rodriguez 2008 : CC Sabathia 2009 : Joe Mauer 2010 : Roy Halladay 2011 : Matt Kemp 2012 : Mike Trout 2013 : Mike Trout 2014 : Clayton Kershaw 2015 : Bryce Harper 2016 : Mike Trout 2017 : José Altuve Warren Spahn Award 1999 : Johnson 2000 : Johnson 2001 : Johnson 2002 : Johnson 2003 : Pettitte 2004 : Santana 2005 : Willis 2006 : Santana 2007 : Sabathia 2008 : Sabathia 2009 : Sabathia 2010 : Price 2011 : Kershaw 2012 : González 2013 : Kershaw 2014 : Kershaw 2015 : Keuchel 2016 : Lester 1998 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections Pat Burrell Mark Mulder Corey Patterson Jeff Austin J.D. 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Gold Jeff Weaver Clint Johnston Kip Wells Brad Lidge Seth Etherton Tony Torcato CC Sabathia Jason Tyner Matt Thornton Bubba Crosby Andy Brown Nate Bump Rick Elder Chip Ambres Matt Roney Arturo McDowell Matt Burch Chris George Ben Diggins Brad Wilkerson Nate Cornejo Aaron Rowand Choo Freeman Mike Nannini Chris Jones Marmon Tucker Jeff Winchester Jeff Urban Eric Valent Mark Prior Cleveland Indians first - round draft picks 1965 : Ray Fosse 1966 : John Curtis 1967 : Jack Heidemann 1968 : Robert Weaver 1969 : Alvin McGrew 1970 : Steve Dunning 1971 : David Sloan 1972 : Rick Manning 1973 : Glenn Tufts 1974 : Tom Brennan 1975 : Rick Cerone 1976 : Tim Glass 1977 : Bruce Compton 1978 : Phil Lansford 1979 : John Bohnet 1980 : Kelly Gruber 1981 : George Alpert 1982 : Mark Snyder 1983 : Dave Clark 1984 : Cory Snyder 1985 : Mike Pohel 1986 : Greg Swindell 1987 : No first round pick 1988 : Mark Lewis, Charles Nagy, Jeff Mutis 1989 : Calvin Murray 1990 : Tim Costo, Sam Hence 1991 : Manny Ramirez 1992 : Paul Shuey 1993 : Daron Kirkreit 1994 : Jaret Wright 1995 : David Miller 1996 : Danny Peoples 1997 : Tim Drew, Jason Fitzgerald 1998 : CC Sabathia 1999 : No first round pick 2000 : Corey Smith, Derek Thompson 2001 : Dan Denham, Alan Horne, J.D. Martin, Mike Conroy 2002 : Jeremy Guthrie, Matt Whitney, Micah Schilling 2003 : Michael Aubrey, Brad Snyder, Adam Miller 2004 : Jeremy Sowers 2005 : Trevor Crowe, John Drennen 2006 : David Huff 2007 : Beau Mills 2008 : Lonnie Chisenhall 2009 : Alex White 2010 : Drew Pomeranz 2011 : Francisco Lindor 2012 : Tyler Naquin 2013 : Clint Frazier 2014 : Bradley Zimmer, Justus Sheffield 2015 : Brady Aiken 2016 : Will Benson Cleveland Indians Opening Day starting pitchers Johnny Allen Jim Bagby Jr. Gary Bell Bill Bernhard Bud Black Fred Blanding Bert Blyleven Clint Brown Tom Candiotti Bartolo Colón Stan Coveleski Dick Donovan Dennis Eckersley Bob Feller Wes Ferrell Wayne Garland Mudcat Grant Mel Harder Steve Hargan Roberto Hernández Otto Hess Oral Hildebrand Bill Hoffer Willis Hudlin Addie Joss Corey Kluber Cliff Lee Bob Lemon Glenn Liebhardt Dennis Martínez Justin Masterson Sam McDowell Willie Mitchell Earl Moore Guy Morton Charles Nagy Gaylord Perry Jim Perry Allie Reynolds CC Sabathia Ken Schrom Herb Score Joe Shaute Sonny Siebert Al Smith Dan Spillner Sherry Smith Rick Sutcliffe Greg Swindell Ralph Terry Luis Tiant George Uhle Rick Waits Jake Westbrook Rick Wise Jaret Wright Early Wynn New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers Stan Bahnsen Tiny Bonham Hank Borowy Jim Bouton Ray Caldwell Spud Chandler Jack Chesbro Roger Clemens Jim Coates David Cone Atley Donald Slow Joe Doyle Whitey Ford Lefty Gomez Ron Guidry Orlando Hernández Waite Hoyt Tom Hughes Catfish Hunter Tommy John Randy Johnson Sad Sam Jones Jimmy Key Dave LaPoint Don Larsen Tim Leary Eddie Lopat Carl Mays George McConnell Joe McGinnity Marty McHale Doc Medich George Mogridge Mike Mussina Doc Newton Phil Niekro Al Orth Carl Pavano Herb Pennock Andy Pettitte George Pipgras Vic Raschi Dennis Rasmussen Allie Reynolds Rick Rhoden Red Ruffing Marius Russo CC Sabathia Scott Sanderson Bob Shawkey Urban Shocker Mel Stottlemyre Masahiro Tanaka Ralph Terry Bob Turley Hippo Vaughn Chien - Ming Wang Jack Warhop New York Yankees 2009 World Series champions 2 Derek Jeter 11 Brett Gardner 13 Alex Rodriguez 14 Eric Hinske 17 Jerry Hairston Jr. 18 Johnny Damon 19 Ramiro Peña 20 Jorge Posada 24 Robinson Canó 25 Mark Teixeira 26 José Molina 29 Francisco Cervelli 30 David Robertson 33 Nick Swisher 34 A.J. Burnett 41 Chad Gaudin 42 Mariano Rivera 43 Dámaso Marte 46 Andy Pettitte 47 Freddy Guzmán 48 Phil Coke 52 CC Sabathia 53 Melky Cabrera 55 Hideki Matsui ( World Series MVP ) 62 Joba Chamberlain 65 Phil Hughes 91 Alfredo Aceves 99 Brian Bruney Manager 27 Joe Girardi Bench coach 56 Tony Peña First base coach 50 Mick Kelleher Third base coach 59 Rob Thomson Hitting coach 54 Kevin Long Pitching coach 58 Dave Eiland Bullpen coach 57 Mike Harkey Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CC_Sabathia&oldid=808412914 '' Categories : 1980 births Living people African - American baseball players Akron Aeros players All - Star Futures Game players American League All - Stars American League Championship Series MVPs American League wins champions Baseball players from California Buffalo Bisons ( minor league ) players Burlington Indians players Cleveland Indians players Columbus RedStixx players Cy Young Award winners Kinston Indians players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers players New York Yankees players People from Alpine, New Jersey Trenton Thunder players Sportspeople from Vallejo, California Tampa Yankees players Hidden categories : CS1 errors : external links Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Use mdy dates from September 2013 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français 한국어 हिन्दी Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 November 2017, at 18 : 35. 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Question: what types of pitches does cc sabathia throw
Answer: four-seamer