TAMPA — CC Sabathia will enter Yankee immortality later this season.
The Hall of Fame left-hander will have his No. 52 retired by the Yankees and a plaque unveiled for him in Monument Park on Sept. 26, the team announced Wednesday night.
Sabathia, who was enshrined in Cooperstown last summer, will become the 24th Yankees player or manager to have his number retired and the first since Paul O’Neill in 2022.
A key part of the Yankees’ 2009 World Series championship team, Sabathia spent 11 of his 19 years in the big leagues playing in The Bronx, pitching to a 3.81 ERA across 307 games.
He recorded his 3,000th career strikeout as a Yankee and was also the ALCS MVP in 2009.
A strong presence in the Yankees clubhouse, Sabathia was revered by his teammates and pitched with a bulldog mentality.
He retired after the 2019 season, having thrown his last pitch in the ALCS when he walked off the mound with a dislocated shoulder.