Former Milwaukee Brewers star pitcher CC Sabathia is now headed to Cooperstown. That is after he received 86.8 percent of votes to become a first-ballot Baseball Hall of Famer. On Tuesday, after learning of the incredible news, Sabathia hopped on social media and posted the following message via X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter):
From now on it’s Hall of Famer Carsten Charles Sabathia. Dream come true!!! Feeling so blessed 🙏🏾
Fans react to CC Sabathia’s post after HOF election
That post has since garnered a ton of reactions from the fans.
From a fan who remembered one particular moment about Sabathia’s time in the big leagues: “I’ll never forget you blasting a home run at Dodger Stadium around 16–17 years ago. My father & I sat behind home plate until it got too hot. I think the game was right before you left Cleveland. Congrats!”
Another one said: “Read this hall of famers book and see the adversity he went through. All the love and all the respect you CC! Congratulations”
“Congratulations. You should be very proud. Not thrilled that you aren’t going as a Cleveland Indian though,” an X user commented.
One Brewers fan shared: “#Brewers fans will always appreciate what you did for us. Well deserved CC thank you.”
“Even though you played for the @Yankees and I am a Redsox fan, my dad and I always tuned into your starts. Living legend. Played the game the right. Always had your teammates back. 🫡,” chimed in another commenter.
A six-time All-Star and a former World Series champion, Sabathia played for the Cleveland Indians from 2001 to 2008 before spending a short time with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. He would later pitch for a decade for the New York Yankees from 2009 to 2019 before retiring.
He finished his baseball career in the MLB with a 251-161 record and 3.74 ERA to go with 3,093 strikeouts.
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