Sabathia retired after the 2019 season, ending a career that featured a Cy Young Award in 2007 and a World Series title with the Yankees in 2009. The lefty eventually registered 251 wins and 3,093 strikeouts.

Sabathia, Suzuki and Wagner join Dave Parker and the late Dick Allen, who were elected by the Classic Baseball Era Committee to comprise the Hall’s Class of 2025.

CC Sabathia adds another C to his name now, for Cooperstown, now that he becomes the latest great Yankee to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Sabathia, Suzuki and Wagner Get Their "Hall Pass" In Cooperstown Sabathia, Suzuki and Wagner Get In Cooperstown

Suzuki came in first in terms of voting with 393, making history as the first Japanese-born player elected to the Hall of Fame. He was close to making history again as he was nearly unanimous– and he would have been in some pretty weighty company to share with Yankee legends Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter.

When you mention rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki, left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia, and relief pitcher Billy Wagner, make sure you remember one thing... Hall of Famers, as the three honorees woke up in Cooperstown the morning of January 23rd to spend an afternoon at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

CC Sabathia has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but will he wear a Guardians or Yankees cap in Cooperstown?

Sabathia, who won 251 games during his career, was elected in his first year of eligibility. Tyler Carey lays out why the big lefty more than deserving.

Most New York Yankees fans fear Andy Pettitte will never make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The left-handed legend, however, has the biggest promoter in Cooperstown leading the campaign to get him in. Newly-elected Hall of Famer CC Sabathia made it clear to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch that Pettitte belongs in the Hall.

Congratulations are in order for longtime ace lefty CC Sabathia, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday night. Sabathia

Suzuki, the first Japanese-born inductee, will be joined by longtime ace left-hander CC Sabathia ... exciting," Sabathia said on MLB Network. Sabathia will wear a Yankees hat on his plaque after playing his final 11 seasons in New York.

“It’s a little sweeter seeing Ichiro join CC in the same Hall of Fame class. Ichiro’s impact on baseball globally cannot be understated. He was one of the most uniquely skilled and talented players to ever play this sport, and I feel incredibly fortunate that his career path landed him in pinstripes.