Yankees: UNINTERRUPTED ep. 3; Big C Gives Back

Episode 3 of “Big C is UNINTERRUPTED” focuses on Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia’s charitable foundation, PitCCh In.

“Big C Gives Back” speaks to the core of what Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is genuinely all about — giving back to the community. In 2008, Sabathia and his wife Amber founded the charitable foundation, PitCCh In, as a way to do what they could for Sabathia’s hometown of Vallejo, California.

PitCCh In’s efforts now extend to each city that Sabathia has toed the rubber in for the home team; including Cleveland, Milwaukee and the Bronx.

Sabathia regales the viewer with a story how former Oakland A’s World Series MVP Dave Stewart, once visited the Boys & Girls Club that C.C. belonged to at the age of 9 — and how the positive effect of that 30-minute encounter still drives him to this very day.

From giving away backpacks full of school and sports supplies to remodeling baseball fields, PitCCh In Foundation recently formed a committee of like-minded individuals committed to bettering the lives of children from inner-cities.

Amber Sabathia is quoted as saying:

"My hope is that this [Pitcch In] lasts longer than C.C.’s baseball career — and continue to make a difference. I’ve seen what we’ve done with it and I can’t imagine it ending. And I’ve seen a lot of athletes that when their career ends, their foundation ends.More from Yankees NewsYankees chose worst possible player to ring in New Year on 2023 team calendarYankees make upside play, sign former Rangers top prospect outfielderMichael Kay’s Anthony Volpe story will get Yankees fans amped for Opening DayNo, Yankees should not acquire Trevor Bauer for 2023Yankees’ Marwin González replaces Red Sox LF in Japan in logical next step"

Whether or not this current campaign is indeed Sabathia’s curtain call to a Hall of Fame-worthy career remains to be seen. The 37-year-old pitcher is 2-0 with a 2.23 ERA, 1.018 WHIP and 28:5 K:BB ratio in 36.1 innings pitched.

Sabathia, who has been the Yankees’ second-most consistent starter behind staff ace Luis Severino, made headlines in early May when he said he’d likely retire should the Yanks win the World Series this season.

However, since then, Sabathia took to the podcast he co-hosts with Ryan Ruocco, “R2C2 Is UNINTERRUPTED” (formerly of The Players’ Tribune but now part of the UNINTERRUPTED Podcast Network), saying if he did continue playing, he’d do so in part because the Yankees and Red Sox are scheduled to play a two-game set in London next June.

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"“But this is the thing: the team is playing in London next year. So I’m like damn, I want to go to London. I want to go on that trip. So I’m conflicted right now, only because the team is playing in London.”"