CC Sabathia’s career is officially over.
The Yankees removed Sabathia from the ALCS roster on Friday morning and replaced him with righty reliever Ben Heller. An emotional Sabathia walked off the mound during Game 5 on Thursday after suffering a partially dislocated shoulder in a relief appearance.
“It’s heartbreaking to watch him leave the field like that,” Zack Britton said after the Yankees’ 8-3 loss to the Astros. “I know how much pain he was in. Even coming in, talking to him just a second ago, he was in a lot of pain. That sucks.