Yankees Give Sabathia $500K Bonus Despite Getting Ejected, Missing Innings Mark

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — CC Sabathia got an early Christmas present from the Yankees; one he thought he had sacrificed in his final regular season start.

New York gave Sabathia his $500,000 performance bonus for 2018, even though the 38-year-old left-hander was ejected from his final start six outs shy of the 155 innings he needed to officially receive the payment.

Sabathia hit Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre starting the sixth inning on Sept. 27 with his 55th pitch of the night, retaliation for Andrew Kittredge throwing a pitch behind Austin Romine in the top half.

“We thought it was a very nice gesture by the Yankees,” Sabathia’s agent, Kyle Thousand of Roc Nation Sports, told The Associated Press…