CC Sabathia, recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, reflects on his decision to continue playing for two more years after almost retiring following the Yankees' heartbreaking loss in the 2017 ALCS. He credits a conversation with Harold Reynolds for motivating him to achieve 3,000 strikeouts and 250 wins, milestones that solidified his Hall of Fame legacy.
After he was elected into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, CC Sabathia recalled how he almost retired after the 2017 season and why he ended up sticking around for two more years with the Yankees.In the Yankees’ first opportunity to advance back to the World Series with a win since their championship run in 2009, Sabathia started, didn’t make it out of the fourth inning and was charged with the loss.
Had Sabathia retired after that crushing loss in Houston, however, there’s a good chance he’d never make it to Cooperstown. Sabathia had 237 wins and 2,846 strikeouts over 3,317 innings pitched at the time. With an extra boost from that conversation with Reynolds, and a recognition of what he can accomplish, Sabathia stuck around for two more seasons. He reached 3,000 strikeouts and 250 wins in the first half of the 2019 campaign, his last year in pinstripes.
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