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HBO Is Going To Be Showing A Documentary About CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia played nineteen years in the Major Leagues!

For who?

CC Sabathia was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League Draft by the Cleveland where he spent eight seasons before finishing out the 2008 season with Milwaukee before heading to New York for eleven seasons with 2019 being his final season in the Major Leagues.

During his time with Cleveland the left-hander compiled 106 wins and 71 losses. After his stint Cleveland he went to Milwaukee where he spent one season where he compiled 11 wins and two losses. “according to https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sabatc.01-pitch.shtml

During his eleven year stint in pinstripes he compiled 134 wins and 88 losses. “according to https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sabatc.01-pitch.shtml and won a world championship in 2009.

In his final season in the Major Leagues in 2019 the thirty year old left-hander had difficulty staying healthy as the final outing of his Major League career ended in the American League Championship Series as he exited early from ALCS Game 4; removed from ALCS roster Oct. 18. “according to http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/injuries/#team147

Recently,

It was announced that HBO HBO Sports and Major League Baseball are teaming up on documentary Under The Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story, about the life and career of the former New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians pitcher. “according to an article on deadline

The feature doc, which will debut on December 22 on HBO and will then stream on HBO Max, will offer a personal insight into six-time All Star Cartsen Charles (“CC”) Sabathia, Jr., using as its foundation behind-the-scenes footage from his final season with the Yankees in 2019.according to an article on deadline

Sabathia narrates the story, which begins in Vallejo, CA, where the future pitching great first honed his skills throwing grapefruits from a tree in his grandmother’s yard. As the highs and lows of his last season are chronicled, Sabathia looks back on his legacy as one of his generation’s pre-eminent pitchers, as well as the challenges that shaped him, including his longtime battle with addiction that came to a head in 2015 while playing for the Yankees.according to an article on deadline

“I couldn’t be more grateful for the chance to give viewers an inside look into my career and to share my unfiltered story,” said Sabathia. “I struggled for a long time with alcohol addiction and anxiety, which I pretty much hid from everyone I knew. It’s my hope we can inspire athletes and non-athletes alike to open up and let their friends, family and teammates know that there is a path through this. You are not alone.”according to an article on deadline

During his decorated 19-year Major League Baseball career, Sabathia compiled a 251-161 win-loss record, winning more games than any other pitcher has in the sport this century. In Cleveland he won the 2007 Cy Young Award and led the Indians to the 2007 American League Central Division title. After being traded in 2008 to the Milwaukee Brewers, he helped the team make the playoffs for the first time in 26 years. With the Yankees, Sabathia led all of Major League Baseball in wins in both 2009 and 2010, winning a World Series ring in 2009. In August 2017, he became the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher, and on April 30, 2019, he became the seventeenth pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts and the third left-hander to do so.according to an article on deadline