{"id":490715,"date":"2026-02-26T02:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490715\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:27:07","slug":"yankees-to-retire-cc-sabathias-no-52-jersey-on-sept-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490715\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees to retire CC Sabathia’s No. 52 jersey on Sept. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia’s No. 52 will be retired on Sept. 26 by the New York Yankees<\/a>, who will dedicate a plaque in honor of the Hall of Famer at Monument Park before that day’s game against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sabathia will be the 24th man to have his number retired by the Yankees, the first since Paul O’Neill was honored with the retirement of No. 21 in 2022. Twenty-three numbers have been retired, with No. 8 set aside for both Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.<\/p>\n

“From the first number that hung in my locker to 52 forever hanging in Monument Park — this HOF journey has come full circle,” Sabathia posted to X<\/a> on Wednesday night. “To have my number retired by the New York Yankees this year is one of the greatest honors of my life. The LegaCCy continues.”<\/p>\n

In another post: “Thank you all for the support, it means everything!!!”<\/p>\n

Sabathia will join former teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte with plaques in Monument Park, beyond Yankee Stadium’s center-field fence.<\/p>\n

Sabathia was a six-time All-Star who won the 2007 American League Cy Young Award with Cleveland<\/a> and a World Series title in 2009, his first season with the Yankees after signing as a free agent.<\/p>\n

He went 251-161 with a 3.74 ERA and 3,093 strikeouts, third among left-handers behind Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton, during 19 seasons with Cleveland (2001 to 2008), Milwaukee<\/a> (2008) and the Yankees (2009 to 2019), including a 134-88 record with a 3.81 ERA and 1,700 strikeouts for New York.<\/p>\n

Sabathia was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on the first ballot<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n

Other Yankees with retired numbers are: No. 1 (Billy Martin, 1986); No. 2 (Jeter, 2017); No. 3 (Babe Ruth, 1948); No. 4 (Lou Gehrig, 1939); No. 5 (Joe DiMaggio, 1952); No. 6 (Joe Torre, 2014); No. 7 (Mickey Mantle, 1969); No. 8 (Berra and Dickey, 1972); No. 9 (Roger Maris, 1984); No. 10 (Phil Rizzuto, 1985); No. 15 (Thurman Munson, 1979); No. 16 (Whitey Ford, 1974); No. 20 (Jorge Posada, 2015); No. 21 (O’Neill, 2022); No. 23 (Don Mattingly, 1997); No. 32 (Elston Howard, 1984); No. 37 (Casey Stengel, 1970); No. 42 (Mariano Rivera, 2013); No. 44 (Reggie Jackson, 1993); No. 46 (Pettitte, 2015); No. 49 (Ron Guidry, 2003); and No. 51 (Bernie Williams, 2015).<\/p>\n

In addition, Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 was retired throughout the major leagues in 1997.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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