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.

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

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.

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 ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. Suzuki and Sabathia were on the ballot for the first time,

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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are set to be enshrined among the legends of the game in Cooperstown, N.Y., as their election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame was announced Tuesday on MLB Network.

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