ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBSNewYork) — Expect CC Sabathia to be extremely pumped up on Wednesday night.
The veteran left-hander will take the ball in the third game of the Yankees’ four-game series against the Angels with a serious milestone within his grasp.
Sabathia, 38, sits just six strikeouts shy of 3,000 in his exemplary career. Except for Roger Clemens, whose candidacy has been checkered due to performance-enhancing drug allegations, no pitcher that has reached that milestone has missed induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Yankees (13-10) have dealt with an extraordinary number of injuries during the first month of the season, but have managed to win five games in a row and are currently just 2 1/2 out of first place in the AL East.