CC Sabathia nonetheless hopes former teammate Aaron Choose can work out a long-term contract extension with the Yankees.
“I'd love for him to be right here as a Yankee his complete profession, however clearly that’s out of my tax bracket and my pay grade,” Sabathia stated Thursday at MLB headquarters to announce his new position as a particular assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred. “We simply hope that they will get one thing performed and [Judge] can stay a Yankee.”
Choose had set a deadline of Opening Day for a brand new deal, however the Yankees’ dwelling opener towards the Pink Sox was postponed Thursday as a result of rain.
In his new league position, Sabathia will assist MLB handle areas comparable to participant relations, range and inclusion and youth participation. The retired ace additionally has served as a front-office adviser to Yankees GM Brian Cashman since 2019.
“Having an opportunity to nonetheless have my Yankee job and do that and actually be across the recreation, it’s one thing that I didn’t know I needed after I was nonetheless enjoying, however now that I’m performed … it means so much to me, for certain,” Sabathia stated. “I’ve been working my mouth the entire time about participant relations. And I’ve been wanting our league to run just like the NBA in how shut [commissioner] Adam Silver is with the gamers and the way huge the gamers’ opinion issues within the recreation.
“I’ve been the largest advocate for such a state of affairs, so it was both put up or shut up.”
Sabathia added that he “completely” plans to proceed his well-liked “R2C2” podcast with Ryan Ruocco.
He additionally has been an outspoken critic of the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal since their defeat of the Yankees within the 2017 ALCS. Former teammate Carlos Beltran acknowledged forward of his debut final week as a YES Community analyst that the Astros “crossed the road.”
“I’ve learn the feedback, however I haven’t had an opportunity to see it and even speak to Los but,” Sabathia stated. “I'd simply like to see him get again within the recreation. Los is such a wise dude. I believed he’d be an incredible supervisor for the Mets; unlucky the way it went down and shook out. He was a participant, and no person else, no different gamers, actually received in hassle.
“To see him lose his job was robust, however I simply wish to see him get again within the recreation.”
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