Overview
- The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, before the home game against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
- Sabathia is the first Yankee to receive a jersey retirement since Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 in 2022.
- His plaque will be added to Monument Park after an 11-season Bronx tenure that featured a 2009 World Series title and ALCS MVP honors.
- With New York he posted a 134–88 record, a 3.81 ERA and 1,700 strikeouts, ranking fourth in franchise strikeouts and top 10 in wins and starts.
- Elected to Cooperstown in 2025, Sabathia reacted on X by calling the honor a full-circle moment as No. 52 is set aside permanently.