Full name is Carsten Charles Sabathia... he and his wife, Amber, have one son, Carsten Charles III (5) and two daughters, Jaden Arie (3) and Cyia Cathleen (born October 2008)... attended Vallejo Senior High School where he compiled a mark of 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA (46.2IP, 14H, 4ER, 14BB, 82K) during his senior season... was the top high school prospect coming out of Northern California according to Baseball America... was also an allconference tight end in football at Vallejo... had scholarship offers to play college football and had signed a letter of intent at Hawaii... was selected to the 2000 United States Olympic Team Roster and appeared in one pre-Olympic tournament game in Sydney, Australia, but was not on the official 24-man, Gold Medal-winning roster...In 2008, established the CC Sabathia Family Foundation's "PitCCh In" along with his wife, Amber...the program is committed to the care and needs of inner-city children while helping to raise self-esteem through sports activities and education...Hosted a Sleep-In for some 300 Cleveland-area children in need in November 2008... provided hundreds of holiday gifts to children in need through "Toys for Tots" in 2007 and 2008... purchased 500 tickets to a Golden State Warriors basketball game in 2009 and distributed them to children from the Boys & Girls Clubs in Oakland and Vallejo... assisted in funding two programs for inner-city children at Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation in 2009... purchased lights for the 2008 Macy's Holiday Tree as part of a fundraising benefit for the University of California-San Francisco Children's Hospital... is a regular visitor at the Children's Hospital in Oakland...Was a regular participant in the Indians' Winter Press Caravan and was involved in numerous community endeavors during his tenure with Cleveland, including: OfficeMax Parent-Child Clinics, the Larry Doby RBI Program, Red Cross' "Fire Prevention Week", the Cleveland Scholarship Program, Grand Slam Summer Literacy, High Achievers and the Giant Eagle week-long baseball camps... was also a regular visitor to area hospitals as part of the "Tribe Loving Care" program... regularly purchases and distributes turkeys at Thanksgiving and Christmas... co-chaired the Swim for Diabetes and participated in the Dick's Sporting Goods "Shop with a Pro" in 2006-07... danced in the Oakland Ballet's "Nutcracker" in 2005 along with Barry Zito and Tony LaRussa... organized the Sabathia Baseball Clinic in his hometown of Vallejo in 2003 and annually donates food and toys around the holidays to the Vallejo Boys & Girls Club...In 2005, teamed with Barry Zito's foundation "Strikeouts For Troops," a national program which provides "comforts of home" to wounded troops being treated in military hospitals nationwide and assists their families... CC has personally contributed $100 for each strikeout since 2005... participated in adopting 25 military families and providing Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner as well as Christmas gifts for the children in 2007 and 2008.

Went a combined 17-10 with a 2.70 ERA in 35 combined starts with Cleveland and Milwaukee... led the Majors in innings pitched (253.0), complete games (10) and shutouts (five), ranked second in strikeouts (251) and fourth in ERA... despite midseason trade, finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting and sixth in NL MVP voting...Opponents batted .237 (223-for-942, 19HR); LH .205 (48-for-234, 5HR), RH .247 (175-for-708, 14HR)... his five shutouts were the second-most in a single season over the last 15 years (1994-2008), behind Randy Johnson's six in 1998... only Johnson (12 CG in 1999) has recorded more complete games in a single season than Sabathia's 10 over the last 10 years (1999-2008)... marked the most innings pitched by any Major League pitcher since Montreal's Livan Hernandez in 2004 (255.0)...With a 117-73 career record, his .616 winning percentage is the 12th-highest among lefthanders with as many or more decisions (190) since 1900 and the fifth-highest among left-handers whose careers began after 1950...Leads all active Major League pitchers under the age of 29 in career wins (117), strikeouts (1,393) and innings pitched (1659.1)...Over the last five seasons (2004-08), leads the Majors in shutouts (nine), ranks second in complete games (22), fourth in strikeouts (932), fifth in wins (74) and sixth in innings pitched (1,071.1)...Among active Major League lefthanders, ranks fourth in ERA (3.66) and opponents average (.247), fifth in career winning percentage (.616), seventh in strikeouts (1,393) and ninth in wins (117)...Has recorded 11 wins in each of his eight seasons to begin his Major League career, marking the second-longest such streak among active pitchers behind Tim Hudson (10 seasons)...Lost his first three decisions (0-3, 4GS, 13.50 ERA)... over his remaining 31 starts (beginning 4/22), posted a 17-7 record and a 1.88 ERA, leading the Majors in ERA over the span...Opened the year at Cleveland, going 6-8 with a 3.83 ERA in 18 starts before being acquired by Milwaukee on 7/7... finished with 106 wins as an Indian, ranking second all time among club lefthanders behind Sam McDowell (122)...Made his fifth career Opening Day start on 3/31 vs. Chicago (AL), marking the most OD starts by an Indian since Bob Lemon started five between 1950 and 1956...Won a career-high 12 straight decisions over 16 starts from 6/10-8/31, pitching to a 1.55 ERA over the stretch and striking out 126 batters in 128.0IP with only 28 walks...Was acqui red by Milwaukee on 7/ 7 in exchange for OF Mat t LaPor ta, LHP Zach Johnson, RHP Rob Br yson and a player to be named later (OF Mi chael Brantley)... became the fifth defending Cy Yo u n g Awa r d winner to be traded before the end of the fol lowing season, joining Frank Viola, David Cone, Pedro Martinez and Roger C l e m e n s... w a s leading the AL with 123K at the time of the trade...Went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts as a Brewer, tossing seven complete games and three shutouts... the Brewers went 14-3 in his starts... opponents bat ted .222 (106- for-478, 6HR)... after joining the Brewers, led the Major s i n ERA, tied Cliff Lee for most wins and ranked second in strikeouts (128)... the Brewers went 41-32 (. 562) from 7/8 (Sabathia's first start) through the remainder of the year, recording the fifth-best winning percentage in the NL over the span...Won his first nine decisions over his first 13 starts after joining Milwaukee, winning the NL "Player of the Month" Award in July (4-0, 2.27 ERA) and August (5-0, 1.12)...Became the second pitcher in the last 90 years to win his first nine decisions following a midseason change of teams, joining Doyle Alexander who went 9-0 after going from the Braves to the Tigers in 1987...Tossed 6.0 or more innings in all but one start with the Brewers, allowing more than 3ER just once...Collected three straight complete games from 7/13-28, allowing only 3ER in 27.0IP (1.00 ERA)... became the first Brewer to toss three consecutive CGs since Cal Eldred in 1994... streak was capped off by a three-hit shutout on 7/23 at St. Louis...Tossed a one-hit shutout on 8/31 at Pittsburgh in a 7-0 win for his ninth career shutout... lone hit was an Andy LaRoche check-swing dribbler back to Sabathia in the fifth inning...Made each of his final three starts of the season on three-days' rest, going 2-1 with a 0.83 ERA... included was a complete-game, 3-1 win on 9/28 vs. the Cubs to clinch the Brewers' Wild Card berth (9.0IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 7K) on the final day of the season...Recorded the loss in his only postseason start on 10/2 at Philadelphia in Game 2 of the NLDS, allowing 5ER in 3.2IP...Following the season, was selected as the recipient of the "Warren Spahn Award" as the season's top lefthanded pitcher... the award is given by the Oklahoma Sports Museum and is based on a combination of wins, strikeouts and earned run average.