Pitching star CC Sabathia has taken his place in Cooperstown after being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

On the day of Sabathia's Hall fo Fame induction, it's worth remembering the most valuable personality on Yankees' 2009 championship team.

CC Sabathia shares a story about how Ichiro started hitting home runs off a slider that he developed while with Cleveland

Hall of Famers CC Sabathia and Dave Parker played briefly for the Brewers. Radio announcer Tom Hamilton is a native of Waterloo.

Recently, CC Sabathia was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The well-known ceremony in Cooperstown for Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy

In his first few years out of retirement, Sabathia dropped 40 pounds of fat and gained 20 pounds in muscle alone. At 6-7, he is still bigger than most people, but he is in much better shape than when he was 50 pounds overweight during his playing days.

CC Sabathia might be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t get here without a wait. First, there was the family car trouble -- hilariously chronicled on social media -- that delayed Sabathia’s arrival to this village that serves as baseball’s mecca.