Since pitcher CC Sabathia retired in 2019, no New York Yankee has worn his No. 52. Now, formally, nobody ever will again. The Yankees introduced they’re retiring his quantity in a September ceremony this season one 12 months after his induction into the Professional Baseball Corridor of Fame.
Sabathia made his main league debut with Cleveland in 2001 and would win his lone Cy Younger award in his remaining full season there in 2007. He was dealt to the Brewers on the 2008 commerce deadline, the place he put collectively a legendary run to assist get Milwaukee to the playoffs earlier than signing a seven-year, $161 million contract with the Yankees as a free agent for 2009 and past.
In 11 seasons with the Yankees, Sabathia gained a World Sequence because the ace of the employees in 2009 and racked up 134 whole wins and 1,700 strikeouts in 306 begins. His 97 playoff Ks are fifth-most in Yankee historical past, sandwiched between Whitey Ford’s 94 and Roger Clemens’ 99.
Which brings us to at the moment’s quiz. Whereas wins for beginning pitchers have diminished in significance as a statistic with small pitch counts and shorter leashes for a lot of starters, the Yankees have been glad to have him lead all of baseball within the class in 2009 and 2010. With that being mentioned, are you able to identify the pitchers to guide the American League in wins for every season since 2000?
Good luck!
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