ESPN.com · Sep 22, 2019
Yankees salute CC in regular season home finale
NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia wiped tears with his hands and the top of his jersey. Honored at Yankee Stadium ahead of his retirement at season's end, his emotions came out as his wife, mother and children read tributes on a video broadcast on the center field scoreboard.
"It's been a great 11 years," Sabathia said before the New York Yankees' regular-season home finale Sunday against Toronto.
True to his nature, the 39-year-old left-hander thanked the training and clubhouse staff by name.
He was given a lap around the field in a golf cart, passing the bullpen that will be his home during the postseason.