NEW YORK -- Barely a week after an at times contentious series against the division rival Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia appeared to have a few choice words Friday for the Rays as he pitched against them in the opener of a pivotal mid-May matchup.
Twice after he walked off the mound during this latest outing, Sabathia was caught by cameras shouting.
The first time, he appeared to be yelling toward his own dugout. As he sauntered across the first-base line in the middle of the fifth, moments after throwing a pitch to Rays designated hitter Austin Meadows that missed far inside, Sabathia appeared to say, "I was definitely trying to hit his ass.