In the 2008 offseason, Sabathia signed a seven-year, $161 million contract with the New York Yankees; at the time, it was the largest contract ever signed by a pitcher. With the Yankees, Sabathia led all of MLB in wins in both 2009 and 2010 and won a World Series championship in 2009. He was also voted the 2009 AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player. Knowing this ball came from that incredible year makes owning it even better. 

CC signed number 82 on this ball and almost all his baseballs through the years because it was the number on his first rookie card and he liked it a lot. These days he is proud to leave the "82" off and substitute with "HOF '25".