CC Sabathia hooked up everyone on the Yankees with custom Jordan cleats as a retirement send-off



CC Sabathia has been a major league pitcher since 2001, so it’s going to be a little strange next season when the six-time All-Star isn’t on a big league roster.

Last week, the 39-year-old made his last regular season home start at Yankee Stadium and it was an emotional night for everyone. A couple of days later, Sabathia surprised all of his teammates with their own pair of custom Jordan cleats.



From me, to you my @Yankees brothers! A special @Jumpman23 delivery for the squad. pic.twitter.com/suUNlm6HVF — CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) September 20, 2019

It doesn’t matter if you’re the Yankees’ bullpen catcher or if you’re Aaron Judge, if you’re a member of the team you received a custom pair of cleats from Sabathia himself.

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The coolest part of Sabathia’s send-off from the team was easily this past weekend when he got to throw the ceremonial first pitch to his mother, Margie.



CC throws out the first pitch to his mom. 😭 #LegaCCy pic.twitter.com/49SgnuH7DP — MLB (@MLB) September 22, 2019

Sabathia went 134-88 with 1,698 strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in 1,917 innings of work as a member of the Yankees, and went 251-161 with 3,091 strikeouts and a 3.74 ERA in 3,576.1 innings of work over 19 years.

(H/T Twitter/CC_Sabathia)