Hendrix, one of the team’s primary scorers, had one of his worst games of the season and was so distraught that he sat on the court, frozen, as St. Joe’s celebrated. Sabathia gathered Hendrix from the floor, attempting to console him. In the locker room afterward, Wallace let Sabathia take over.

Allen played 15 seasons with the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox and Athletics, winning the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year Award and the 1972 American League MVP. One of the most feared power hitters of his era, Allen – who passed away in 2020 – was represented on the Induction Stage by his widow, Willa Allen.

On the day of Sabathia's Hall fo Fame induction, it's worth remembering the most valuable personality on Yankees' 2009 championship team.

For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame

The Vallejo native said

CC Sabathia shares a story about how Ichiro started hitting home runs off a slider that he developed while with Cleveland

Pitching star CC Sabathia has taken his place in Cooperstown after being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Recently, CC Sabathia was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The well-known ceremony in Cooperstown for Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy