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After alcohol rehab and family time, CC ready for Yankees

October was one of the most challenging months of CC Sabathia’s life, as the Yankees’ star pitcher addressed his alcohol problem with a stint in rehab.

With pitchers and catchers set to report to Tampa on Thursday, the big lefthander is enjoying his final days at home – and itching to get back to the baseball life that he’s lived for nearly two decades.

Only he doesn’t need alcohol to live it.

“I’m definitely in a good place,” Sabathia told the Daily News Thursday night. “You’ve never got this thing beat; it’s always there and I’m always going to be a recovering alcoholic, but I’m in a good place.