CC Sabathia makes retirement official after 19 MLB seasons

Even though the writing was on the wall, CC Sabathia has finally made it official.

The New York Yankees veteran left-hander announced Monday that he is officially retiring from baseball.

“I’m so thankful to have experienced this journey with every teammate past and present. All I ever wanted was to be a great teammate and win. I’m so proud of this year’s team, we fought til the end. Love you guys!” said Sabathia via his official Twitter account.

“I’m going to miss going out there on the mound and competing, but it’s time to say farewell. Thank you, Baseball.”

The 39-year old posted a combined 251-161 record, 3.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 38 complete games, 12 complete game shutouts, and 3093 strikeouts over a span of nineteen seasons and 3577.1 innings pitched mostly with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees (also had a cup of coffee with the Milwaukee Brewers).

He retires as a six-time MLB All-Star, two-time MLB wins leader, an AL Cy Young award winner (2007), an ALCS MVP (2009), and also has a World Series title under his belt (2009).