MILWAUKEE – Former Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, receiving 86.8% of the vote in his first year on the ballot. The announcement was made this evening by Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch on the MLB Network. The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 27 in Cooperstown, New York.
Sabathia, 44, will always be beloved by Brewers fans after he helped lead the team to the postseason in 2008 as the NL Wild Card winner, snapping the franchise’s 25-year playoff drought. Acquired from Cleveland in exchange for four players on July 7, 2008, he went on to go 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts with Milwaukee, producing seven complete games, including three shutouts. Sabathia finished fifth in 2008 NL Cy Young Award voting and sixth in NL Most Valuable Player.
“What CC Sabathia did for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 will forever be remembered as he put the team on his shoulders and carried us to our first postseason appearance in 26 years,” said former Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin. “CC pitched on three-days rest a number of times that season. It was the most unselfish performance I have ever seen from someone who looked beyond his free agency to lift our entire organization and fan base to a high level of excitement.”
In addition to CC Sabathia, players announced today to be inducted as part the 2025 Hall of Fame class include outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and left-handed reliever Billy Wagner. First baseman Dick Allen and outfielder Dave Parker were both elected by the 16-member Classic Era Baseball Committee on December 8.
With Sabathia and Parker, who played for the Brewers in 1990, the franchise has now had nine players elected to the Hall of Fame. Previous inductees include outfielder Hank Aaron (elected in 1982), right-handed reliever Rollie Fingers (1992), right-handed pitcher Don Sutton (1998), shortstop/center fielder Robin Yount (1999), infielder Paul Molitor (2004), right-handed reliever Trevor Hoffman (2018) and catcher Ted Simmons (2020).
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