Vallejo’s CC Sabathia, former Yankees great, says he ‘almost blew it all’ [Mercury News]
Dec. 17 Vallejo native CC Sabathia crafted a 19-year major league baseball career that, from a distance, appeared to be a magical joyride.
A dominant left-handed pitcher, he was a six-time All-Star, captured a Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians and won a World Series ring with the New York Yankees. By the time he retired in 2019, the numbers were eye-popping: 251 wins, a 3.74 ERA, 3,093 strikeouts.
But for much of his life in the majors, Sabathia harbored a dark secret: An alcoholic who often got angrily drunk, he “almost blew it all.”
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Don’t miss: “Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event.” Early on in the pandemic, married country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood delighted millions of viewers with an intimate, freewheeling special, during which they took song requests from their fans while sheltering in place. Now, the couple return to their home recording studio to take more requests, sing songs of the season and provide their good-natured brand of comfort and joy. The show will be tape-delayed on the West Coast. (8 p.m. PT Sunday, CBS; 8:30 p.m. ET).
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