CC Sabathia Starting Openers for Yankees
March 28, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi recently made it official that offseason free agent acquisition CC Sabathia will start for the team on opening day as the Yankees play in Baltimore against the Orioles. Additionally, Sabathia will start for the Yankees in their first game at the new Yankee Stadium.
Sabathia split the 2008 season between the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. After becoming a free agent during the offseason, the hefty left-hander had many suitors. When it came time to make a decision, Sabathia decided to sign with the Yankees for $161 million over seven years.
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