Even Joba Chamberlain is celebrating CC Sabathia’s big milestone.
The former Yankee, now largely out of the public eye, sent out a congratulatory tweet to his teammate of yesteryear after Sabathia recorded his 3,000th strikeout Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks
“Watching one of my heros (sic) and best friends getting 3000k is amazing,” Chamberlain tweeted. “He has grinded and earned every one of them.”
Chamberlain, who retired from baseball in October 2017, played for the Yankees from 2007-2013. After a roller-coaster careeer in The Bronx, Chamberlain spent time with the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. His last big-league season was 2016.
These days, Chamberlain is manning a pub in his native Lincoln, NE.
Alex Rodriguez was also among Sabathia’s former teammates to applaud the southpaw on joining the illustrious club.
“Congrats to my brother and teammate @CC_Sabathia on joining the 3,000 strikeout club! #LegaCCy,” A-Rod wrote.
In the Arizona crowd, Sabathia’s four kids held up the numbers signaling the legendary moment.
