Former Major League Baseball pitcher CC Sabathia is opening up about one of the greatest joys in his life — his family.
With a son tearing the cover off the ball at the University of Houston and a wife who is a superstar agent and entrepreneur, Sabathia, 45, has plenty to be proud of. Now that his playing days are behind him, the former New York Yankees ace can sit back and enjoy it all.
“It’s been incredible to watch him chasing his dream and loving baseball and actually playing well,” CC told Luxury Handbag Shopping exclusively about his son, Carsten Sabathia III, as part of Netflix’s coverage of MLB’s 2026 Opening Day. “That kid did everything on his own. Everything that you see from him, he’s kind of self made. He loves the game, wants to be great, and does everything he needs to do to be a good player.”
Carsten, 22, is a senior for the Cougars after beginning his college career at Georgia Tech. Through 19 games, the infielder is batting .315 with five home runs.
“I can’t take any credit for anything that he does,” his dad continued. “I just love to be his dad. He’s a great human, great kid, and I love to see him having success.”
That success, he said, is due in part to Amber, 44, who took the reins in raising Carsten and their other three kids during CC’s playing days. (The couple also share daughters Jaden, 20, and Cyia, 17, as well as son Carter, 15.)
“I give Amber a lot of credit, basically raising four kids on their own, and now I get to come in and kind of just hang out and be friends with them, and I really enjoy and love us being a baseball family,” CC said.
The MLB legend is in the Hall of Fame and will have his number retired by the most storied franchise in sports this summer when his No. 52 is forever enshrined in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.
CC hasn’t pitched on a Major League mound since 2019, and in the years since, he has rediscovered what he called his “favorite time.”
“When we’re all together and get a chance to travel and kids are home from college,” he said. “That’s my favorite time for sure.”
Even in retirement, he has maintained the respect of his former teammates. Former Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher called him the “guy you want having the ball in a big game” and touched on his impact off the field, setting an example as he went through rehab for alcohol abuse in 2015.
“I could not be more proud of the way that he handled those things, not very easy things, and he handled them with class and grace and in the public eye,” Swisher, 45, exclusively told Us. “So I think that’s where my love for him really comes from.”
