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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-25 · by Larry Fleisher The Associated Press
The New York Yankees held a ceremony on Friday to retire CC Sabathia's number 52 and honor him with a plaque in Monument Park. During his career, Sabathia won 251 games, struck out 3,093 batters, and helped the team win their 27th World Series title in 2009. The event featured messages from former teammates like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, and included a touching moment when Sabathia threw out the first pitch to his son Carsten.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
On Friday, the New York Yankees retired CC Sabathia's No. 52 and honored him with a plaque in Monument Park during ceremonies before a doubleheader against Baltimore. Sabathia became the 24th player or manager to have his number retired by the team and the fifth member of the 2009 World Series champion Yankees to receive this distinction, joining Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, and Jorge Posada. Now 46, Sabathia signed a $161 million contract with the Yankees before the 2009 season after being convinced by general manager Brian Cashman during an initial meeting in December 2008. Reflecting on his career, Sabathia said that despite being intimidated by New York initially, he never imagined becoming part of Monument Park himself.
Written for “Yankees Retire CC Sabathia Number” on 2026-10-05,
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CC Sabathia saw many ceremonies honoring former players during 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and never envisioned he would be an honoree.
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he → see → Yankees
Sabathia became the 24th player or manager to get his number retired and the Hall of Fame left-hander was honored with a plaque in Monument Park during a ceremony before a doubleheader opener against Baltimore on Friday.
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hander → become → Friday
Sabathia joined Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada as the fifth member of 2009 World Series champion Yankees with a retired number and plaque.
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Sabathia → join → number
“I never envisioned myself going into Monument Park and I think that was the reason why I was so scared to come here is because you don’t ever think you’re going to win the Yankee fans over or the city over
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you → envision → fans
,” Sabathia said.
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Sabathia → say → ?
“So to be able to be sitting here now, playing here 11 years is an incredible feeling and that’s why I’ve said the last couple of weeks, this feels bigger to me than the Hall of Fame because I know what was at stake when I came here.”
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I → sit → stake
Now 46, Sabathia signed a $161 million, seven-year contract before the 2009 season after being convinced by general manager Brian Cashman following an initial meeting in December 2008.
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Sabathia → sign → December
Sabathia went 19-8 with a 3.37 ERA in 34 starts for the Yankees in his first season.
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Sabathia → go → season
He earned the AL Championship Series MVP Award, going 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in a six-game win over the Los Angeles Angels and started Games 1 and 4 as the Yankees beat Philadelphia for their 27th title.
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Yankees → earn → title
Sabathia went 251-161 with a 3.74 ERA and 3,093 strikeouts, third among left-handers behind Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton, during 19 seasons with Cleveland (2001-08), Milwaukee (2008) and the Yankees (2009-19).
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Sabathia → go → Cleveland
He ranks fourth in franchise history in strikeouts, seventh in starts, 10th in wins and 11th in innings.
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He → rank → innings
Sabathia was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2025, receiving 86.8% of the vote.
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Sabathia → receive → vote
He was inducted with Billy Wagner and Ichiro Suzuki, a former Yankee teammate from 2012-14.
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He → induct → 2012
“That ceremony was incredible, surreal,” Sabathia said.
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Sabathia → say → ?
“I was saying out there I have so many famous teammates whether it’s Mo, Derek, Andy.
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it → say → teammates
The Yankees’ ceremony began with video messages from Jeter, Paul O’Neill, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams, and Sabathia unveiled the plaque with his wife Amber, two of his children, two friends and his mother, Margie.
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Sabathia → begin → children
After video highlights, Sabathia waved to fans from a golf cart along the warning track.
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Sabathia → wave → track
He was presented with a blue blazer, a framed version of his plaque and retired number along with a ring commemorating his career from general manager Brian Cashman — who was booed by fans.
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who → present → fans
After the ceremony, Sabathia threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his son Carsten, a Milwaukee minor league first baseman .
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Sabathia → throw → son
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