CC Sabathia might not have made it to Cooperstown without Harold Reynolds. The former New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians left-handed ace, a six-time All-Star, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) January 21 ... but was nudged to continue pitching by an offseason phone call with MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds, who provided statistical data on how reaching 250 wins and 3,000 strikeouts would help his Hall case.

Of the 28 players on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s 2025 Hall of Fame ballot, three heard their names called when the results were announced Tuesday on MLB Network: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

MLB Network breaks down CC Sabathia's dominant career, plus the keys to why he deserves to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer

National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 electee C.C. Sabathia was interviewed on MLB Network shortly after finding out he's headed to Cooperstown, and the former pitcher joked as he sat with ...

A leadoff hitter, an ace starter and a lockdown closer walk into a Hall … It’s no joke. The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner

CC Sabathia might not have made it to Cooperstown ... his journey to Cooperstown wouldn’t have been possible without the MLB Network analyst. During a segment on MLB Network following the ...

Based on the early anonymous voting results, CC Sabathia will almost certainly represent the New York Yankees as a first-ballot member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The former left-handed starting pitcher is shattering expectations and receiving the utmost respect from the writers.

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Newly-elected Hall of Famer CC Sabathia joins MLB Tonight to discuss getting the call to Cooperstown, being part of the "Black Aces" and more

Former MLB catcher Jason Kendall joins Hot Stove to talk about being CC Sabathia's teammate in the 2008 season, CC's mindset and more

The Hall of Fame introduced the newest members of its Class of 2025 -- Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner \-\- live from Cooperstown on Thursday. The trio all donned matching Hall of Fame jerseys and caps and shared their thoughts on being elected to the Hall.