ESNY Exclusive: CC Sabathia talks weight loss, family, and more
Future Hall of Famer and New York Yankees legend CC Sabathia recently sat down for a brief chat with ESNY.
[sc name=”josh-benjamin-banner” ][/sc]Now that he’s no longer taking the mound for the New York Yankees, CC Sabathia has shifted to life off the field.
For the big lefty, retirement means a multitude of things. Some days, he’s in dad mode and watching his son’s young baseball career blossom. Once a week, you’ll hear him yak it up on his podcast, R2C2. Oftentimes, he and co-host Ryan Ruocco will discuss their common interests of sports, Star Wars, and hip-hop.
And Sabathia certainly knows music, having warmed up to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa” for years. He recently teamed up with Pepsi Zero Sugar for their “What’s Your Walk-Up?” campaign, in which fans can get on Instagram and create their own walk-ups as if they were MLB players themselves.
CC Sabathia took a short time to sit down with ESNY and offer his thoughts on staying in shape, family, and a little bit of everything else.
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Josh Benjamin: You’ve really gotten in great shape since retiring from playing, but giving up soda is always tough. Pepsi Zero Sugar must make that so much easier, right?
CC Sabathia: I think it’s important to enjoy everything in moderation. The Pepsi brand definitely makes it easy by having multiple options, including Pepsi Zero Sugar which is a choice I personally get to enjoy without having to sacrifice taste.
JB: Your son Carsten, or Lil’ C as he’s affectionately known, is really coming into his own as a player. What has it been like for you and your wife Amber to sit and watch him mature as a both a young man and a budding athlete?
CCS: I’ve really enjoyed watching him grow in the game. He was blessed to grow up in a big-league stadium, which has made his baseball IQ through the roof.
JB: You’re a huge Star Wars fan. Are you excited for all of the new content coming from that universe?
CCS: Yes, my podcast R2C2 was named because of the huge Star Wars fans Ryan and I are. We cant wait to discuss on the pod.
JB: Mental health has become a big part of your platform in the last year. Do you see yourself becoming a mentor of that type to younger professional players in the future?
CCS: Absolutely, It has become my passion to be a mentor in the game for multiple reasons, mental health being one of them.
Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.
