CC Sabathia is staying with the New York Yankees for an 11th season, agreeing to an 8-million-US-dollar, one-year contract, an AP source said on Tuesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a successful physical. The deal does not include any performance bonuses.
The 38-year-old left-hander went 9-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts this year. He had multiple surgeries on his right knee since 2010. Sabathia pitches with a brace on the knee and needs periodic injections there during the season.
CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game Four of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium in New York, US, October 9, 2018. /VCG Photo
Sabathia is one of the only 13 pitchers in MLB history to have notched more than 100 victories with two different teams. He has 106 victories with the Cleveland Indians from 2001 to 2008 and 129 wins with the Yankees since 2009. His new deal boosts his pay from New York to 229 million US dollars over 11 seasons.
Sabathia signed a seven-year contract of 161 million US dollars with the Yankees before the 2009 season and led New York to its first World Series title since 2000.
CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees reacts after throwing an error in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, June 22, 2018. /VCG Photo
This year, he missed a 500,000-US-dollar performance bonus when he was ejected in his last regular-season start for hitting Jesus Sucre of the Tampa Bay Rays. Sabathia was suspended during the first five games of 2019 but he then appealed.