New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia is entering his 19th season in Major League Baseball. It will also be his last.
The 38-year-old announced his upcoming retirement at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on Saturday. Sabathia’s family, friends and teammates joined him in support.
The left-hander has a career record of 246-153 with a 3.70 ERA. Sabathia is 14 strikeouts shy of 3,000, a feat only accomplished by 16 major league pitchers ever. He earned the 2007 American League Cy Young Award while with the Cleveland Indians. He won the 2009 World Series in his first season with the Yankees.
Sabathia will also leave his mark as an advocate for investing in youth baseball, especially for inner cities. He has drawn attention to the declining number of African-American players in MLB.
Sabathia remains a highly-effective pitcher, as last season he owned a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts. However, Sabathia underwent an angioplasty to unclog an artery with a stent this past December. The Yankees cleared him to resume baseball activities the following month.
Sabathia has a specific ending to his career in mind. “Right now, I’m just focused on trying to win the championship and have a parade at the end of the year,” he said. “That would be a great way to top this thing off.”
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
New England Patriots Win Super Bowl LIII
They’re still here.
The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions for the sixth time after a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was named Super Bowl MVP, tallying 10 catches for 141 yards.
Edelman was one of the few offensive standouts in the game. The Patriots and Rams entered Super Bowl Sunday having scored an average of 28.6 and 32.4 points per game respectively, but at halftime, New England’s lead was 3-0 by way of a Stephen Gostkowski field goal.
The two teams traded punts for most of the game, and it took until midway through the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 3, to see signs of life from the Patriots’ offense. Rob Gronkowski made a diving 29-yard catch near the goal line. Tom Brady then handed the ball off to rookie running back Sony Michel, who found the end zone for the only touchdown of the game.
The Rams were nearing the end zone themselves on the following drive, but quarterback Jared Goff’s throw on second down was intercepted by Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Another Gostkowski field goal with 1:16 to play put the game out of reach.
New England’s sixth Lombardi Trophy ties the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in NFL history. Head coach Bill Belichick, Brady, and the rest of the team will celebrate with a duck boat parade in Boston on Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m.
The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions for the sixth time after a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was named Super Bowl MVP, tallying 10 catches for 141 yards.
Edelman was one of the few offensive standouts in the game. The Patriots and Rams entered Super Bowl Sunday having scored an average of 28.6 and 32.4 points per game respectively, but at halftime, New England’s lead was 3-0 by way of a Stephen Gostkowski field goal.
The two teams traded punts for most of the game, and it took until midway through the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 3, to see signs of life from the Patriots’ offense. Rob Gronkowski made a diving 29-yard catch near the goal line. Tom Brady then handed the ball off to rookie running back Sony Michel, who found the end zone for the only touchdown of the game.
The Rams were nearing the end zone themselves on the following drive, but quarterback Jared Goff’s throw on second down was intercepted by Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Another Gostkowski field goal with 1:16 to play put the game out of reach.
New England’s sixth Lombardi Trophy ties the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in NFL history. Head coach Bill Belichick, Brady, and the rest of the team will celebrate with a duck boat parade in Boston on Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m.
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