MINNEAPOLIS — CC Sabathia played catch for the second straight day Monday before the Yankees closed out the Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS at Target Field and feels confident he can be part of the ALCS roster after sitting out the three-game sweep.
“I do,” Sabathia answered when asked if two recent throwing sessions on flat ground left him feeling that the cranky left shoulder that kept him out of the first round would allow him to be activated for the second. “I will throw a bullpen on Wednesday and go from there.”
Sabathia received a cortisone shot after the veteran lefty didn’t bounce back from a one-inning relief outing in the final week of the season in which he retired all three Rays, fanning two.