CC Sabathia
American baseball player
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| 2024 | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. |
| April 6 2022 | CC Sabathia was hired by Major League Baseball as a special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, marking the beginning of his post-playing career in baseball administration. |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians dedicated a baseball field in his honor, named 'CC Sabathia Field at Luke Easter Park'. |
| 2019 | Retired from Major League Baseball, leading all active players in career wins, career innings pitched, and career strikeouts. |
| October 21 2019 | Officially announced his retirement from baseball via a heartfelt Twitter message, reflecting on his journey from Vallejo, CA, to the major leagues. |
| September 18 2019 | Made his last Yankee Stadium regular-season pitching appearance, receiving a standing ovation from the home crowd. |
| June 19 2019 | Recorded his 250th career win in a 12–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching six innings, striking out seven, and surrendering only one run. |
| April 30 2019 | Became the seventeenth pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts. |
| April 30 2019 | Recorded his 3,000th strikeout against John Ryan Murphy of the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming only the third left-handed pitcher to achieve this milestone. |
| April 13 2019 | Made his first start of the season, pitching five innings of one-hit baseball in a 4–0 victory over the Chicago White Sox after recovering from heart surgery. |
| February 16 2019 | Announced that 2019 would be his final season. |
| December 2018 | Underwent a cardiac catheterization after developing shortness of breath, where a stent was placed to open a coronary artery blockage, leading to a major lifestyle change involving exercise and diet. |
| December 2018 | Underwent cardiac catheterization after developing shortness of breath, received a stent to open a coronary artery blockage. |
| November 7 2018 | Re-signed with the Yankees on a one-year contract for $8 million. |
| September 27 2018 | Ejected for intentionally hitting Rays catcher Jesús Sucre with a pitch, receiving a five-game suspension to be served in 2019. |
| August 13 2018 | Went back on the disabled list due to right knee inflammation. |
| June 12 2018 | Recorded his 1,500th strikeout as a Yankee in a 3–0 win over the Washington Nationals. |
| May 2018 | Moved the R2C2 podcast to the UNINTERRUPTED podcast network. |
| December 26 2017 | Re-signed with the Yankees on a one-year contract for $10 million for the 2018 season. |
| August 2017 | Became the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher. |
| August 8 2017 | Taken out of a game after the third inning due to pain in his surgically repaired right knee and placed on the 10-day disabled list. |
| August 1 2017 | Made his 500th career start in a losing effort against the Detroit Tigers. |
| July 2017 | Started the R2C2 podcast with co-host Ryan Ruocco through The Players' Tribune. |
| July 23 2017 | Sabathia reached a significant career milestone by recording his 3,000th career strikeout during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| June 13 2017 | Injured his left hamstring and was placed on the disabled list two days later. |
| October 11 2016 | Underwent a routine surgery on his right knee. |
| May 20 2016 | Recorded his 100th win as a Yankee in an 8–3 victory over the Oakland Athletics, pitching six innings, allowing one run and striking out eight. |
| May 6 2016 | Placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a left groin strain. |
| April 9 2016 | Sabathia won his season debut, limiting the Detroit Tigers to three earned runs in six innings. |
| March 2016 | Wrote an essay in The Players' Tribune about his battle with alcoholism. |
| October 5 2015 | Announced checking himself into Silver Hill Hospital for alcohol treatment after struggling with binge drinking. |
| September 9 2015 | Returned to the Yankees wearing a knee brace and pitched to a 2.17 ERA in five starts, including winning the game that clinched the Yankees a playoff berth. |
| August 23 2015 | Went on the disabled list with right knee soreness, having a 4-9 record with a 5.27 ERA in 24 games started. |
| June 7 2015 | Recorded his 2,500th career strikeout against the Angels, becoming the 31st pitcher in MLB history to reach this milestone. |
| 2014 | His PitCCh In Foundation supported a team of runners in the New York City Marathon. |
| July 23 2014 | Underwent knee surgery following his shortened season. |
| July 16 2014 | Season ended due to ongoing right knee difficulties, having made only eight starts with a 3-4 record and 5.28 ERA. |
| July 3 2013 | Collected his 200th career win against the Minnesota Twins. |
| April 1 2013 | Made his eighth consecutive Opening Day start for the Yankees, allowing four earned runs in five innings in an 8-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. |
| 2012 | Receives his sixth and final All-Star selection. |
| 2012 | End of peak performance period, during which he was the winningest pitcher in major league baseball. |
| 2012 | Dominated in the 2012 ALDS, winning both Game 1 and Game 5 against the Baltimore Orioles, including his first career postseason complete game in Game 5. |
| October 25 2012 | Underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow. |
| October 6 2012 | Sabathia underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow, which was a notable medical intervention during his playing career. |
| August 11 2012 | Placed on the disabled list again with left elbow soreness. |
| June 27 2012 | Placed on the disabled list with a strained adductor muscle, missing the All-Star Game. |
| June 18 2012 | Threw a complete game against the Atlanta Braves, allowing two runs and one walk while striking out ten. |
| January 2012 | Vallejo High School honored Sabathia by declaring 'CC Sabathia Day' and renaming the school's baseball field in his honor. |
| 2011 | Selected as an All-Star for the sixth time in his career. |
| 2011 | Sabathia was the Opening Day starter for the Yankees for the third consecutive year. |
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