Former Yankees pitcher and potential Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia once gave up a $500,000 bonus to protect teammate Austin Romine.
CC Sabathia is a first-ballot Hall of Famer with historic numbers, but he almost cut the end of his Yankees career short.
It's pretty easy to say that CC Sabathia ... Cubs. Sabathia threw 99 pitches on Sept. 16, 105 on Sept. 20, 108 on Sept. 24, 122 on Sept. 28 and then another 98 in the playoff loss to Philadelphia ...
In one of the most incredible runs the franchise had ever seen, the Milwaukee Brewers lost only three of CC Sabathia's 17 regular-season starts after he was acquired in July 2008. Here's the list ...
With the Yankees, CC Sabathia gained immortality ... As became a trend, he did not concern himself with a potential loss in salary should he be injured during his walk-season.