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C.C. Sabathia tried to remain stoic as the baseball world said its farewell. The scoreboard played one touching video after another on Sunday, from his past and present Yankees teammates, as well as rivals from other teams. Sabathia was alone at home plate, soaking up the love, until his mother, wife and children appeared on the gigantic screen reading letters of thanks to the man who proved he wasn’t afraid to cry.
More than once Sabathia wiped away his tears; who knew he was such a softy? But, no, the old war horse wasn’t embarrassed, not in what was probably the final home game of his career.