Ever since New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia was drafted by the Cleveland Indians with the 20th overall pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, showing up under the spotlight was all he knew.
At the ripe age of 20-years-old, Sabathia became just the 12th player that age or younger to win 17 games and played an essential role on an Indians’ team that won 91 games in 2001.
In Game 3 of the American League Division Series that season, it was the rookie southpaw who was trusted by then-manager Charlie Manuel to take down the mighty Seattle Mariners.