NY Post · Jul 17, 2019
CC Sabathia’s fire was needed Yankees spark: ‘Never gonna back down’
CC Sabathia N.Y. Post: Charles WenzelbergCC Sabathia called it a “misunderstanding.”
Avisail Garcia said “nothing happened.”
Their odd narratives of what transpired after Sabathia struck out the Rays’ right fielder looking to end the top of the sixth notwithstanding, the two ended up yelling at each other, with the benches clearing and bullpens emptying.
And it may have provided the spark for the Yankees’ 8-3 comeback win over Tampa Bay in The Bronx.
“He keeps us locked in,’’ Aaron Judge said of Sabathia. “And he can fire us up when we need it and we needed it tonight.”
The Yankees trailed 3-1 at the time, a night after their dramatic ninth-inning loss to the Rays.