CC Sabathia and Gerrit Cole share a unique bond that goes back to when Cole was still in high school. Sabathia wasn’t always sure if Cole was cut out to play for the New York Yankees, but he revealed on his podcast—R2C2—that there was one specific moment when he knew Cole was Yankees material.
“This year, getting a chance to hang with (Cole) a lot at the All-Star Game, and then seeing him around other superstars in the dugout, in the clubhouse. I’m like, ‘Yeah. This is the guy.’ I could just tell,” Sabathia admitted.