The PitCCh In Foundation was established in 2008. The first event was in 2010 in Cleveland and incorporated that same year by New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia and his wife Amber to give back to the communities that gave them so much. CC’s Mom, Margie Sabathia-Lanier, has also been instrumental in launching the foundation.
CC and Amber were motivated by the idea of developing a long-term platform with the foundation to provide the next generations of kids with a belief in their abilities and dreams on and off the field. The Foundation showcases three signature programs that provide youth with the tools to excel in academic and athletic environments.
1. THE ALL-STAR BASEBALL CLINIC 2. YOUTH BACKPACK PROGRAM 3. FIELD RENOVATIONS
The 2021 MLB Draft produced five promising first-round Bros. It was a huge improvement over past drafts and indicated an upswing in the Black talent pipeline that baseball has been trying to resuscitate.
The 2022 Draft was a different beast. And a watershed moment for the MLBbro community. The draft featured a significant amount of Black players taken in the first round. This was not only exciting for Major League Baseball, but it further advanced the new era in which an emphasis has been placed on Black players once again impacting America’s pastime.
Former Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees legend CC Sabathia is a former MLBbro, one of the last two Black Aces (Black pitchers to win 20 games), along with David Price. The Melanated Mound Marauder is totally enjoying the recent uprising in exposure of Black and brown players, especially with his son Carsten Sabathia about to embark on his college career at Georgia Tech.
CC Sabathia and NBA icon Lebron James have partnered together to produce a two-part docu series that will cover the pre-draft process of some future MLBbros that were drafted in 2022 and one whose future is yet to be determined.
The series will be titled ‘New Wave: Baseball’s Next Generation.’
However, the docu series will follow four of those Black players; Termarr Johnson and Justin Crawford, who are currently in the minor leagues. Also, Jayson Jones and RJ Austin, both of whom elected to go to college. It should be noted that Justin Crawford has MLB pedigree being the son of former All-Star Carl Crawford, and the cousin of MLBbro J.P. Crawford. Not only will it highlight these four stellar young players but it will shed light on a monumental draft.
MLB Diversity Programs Advancing The Game
Major League baseball, to its credit, has been making strides to address the decline of the Black MLB player in the past two decades. Sabathia, along with his wife Amber, wanted to share the stories of these four Black athletes, along with their successes and failures and challenges encountered as they strive towards this ultimate goal in their career paths.
These four players, and their documented stories will help provide an in-depth look at the journey of a Baby Bros trying to break through in a league where less than 7 percent of the rosters have MLBbros.
Seeing these talented ballers go through the steps towards MLB excellence could undoubtedly inspire more representation for young Black kids around the nation. This series will shed light on two players that are on the fast track to stardom, while also showing the different paths that players take on the road to MLB.
Amber Sabathia has been making power moves alongside the greatest Black pitcher of our generation for the last 20 years. Now, she’ll get a chance to shine on her own after joining the Creative Artists Agency as a baseball agent.
Throughout their 19-year marriage, Amber has been a major part of CC’s Hall of fame career, including helping to run the many foundations he was involved in throughout his career. On Tuesday morning, she announced on her Twitter page that she would be joining the CAA sports team as a baseball agent.
I’ve dedicated my whole life to the game of baseball. Nobody has been more supportive and influential than @ambersabathia. So proud of this next chapter for you. If you need me, I’ll be in full-time dad mode on the golf course with some Js on ???♂️. She’s built for this!! pic.twitter.com/kqYMDB0FXh
They have four children together, and On Tuesday morning, she announced on her Twitter page that she would be joining the CAA Sports team.
The CAA baseball organization has more than 200 clients. The roster of talent includes three MVPs, four Cy Young award winners, seven Rookie-of-the-Year award winners, 25 Silver Sluggers and 22 Gold Gloves.
Since its inception, the division has totaled around $4.1 billion worth of contracts. Some of their clients include two-way player Shohei Ohtani, Jack Flaherty, Marcell Ozuna and Hunter Greene, who is one of the top prospects in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Amber is the cofounder of PitCCh in Foundation which is an organization that works to improve the lives of kids in the inner cities. It was reported that she interviewed with four other agencies before deciding to join the CAA.
Black Ace CC is known as an OG throughout the league, and his wife is one as well as she has been at his side for the last 20 years. To go along with having 251 career wins and 3,093 strikeouts, he is the current Vice President of the Players Alliance, which is in its second year.
Recently, more than 200 players involved in the organization decided to donate their game-day salaries on Jackie Robinson Day.
David Price, Jason Heyward, Jackie Bradley Jr. among more than 100 MLB Players donating game-day salary on Jackie Robinson Day to support the Players Alliance.
Post-retirement, CC talks all-things-baseball, and occasionally other sports, on his podcast, R2C2 with co-host, Ryan Ruocco. He’s also made a few appearances on MLB Network, breaking down live games.
“I’ve dedicated my whole life to the game of baseball. Nobody has been more supportive and influential than Amber. So proud of this next chapter for you. If you need me, I’ll be in full-time dad mode on the golf course with some Jordans on, she’s built for this!” said CC on his Twitter page.
There’s also another member of the Sabathia family who needs a shoutout from the Bro’s.
Yesterday Amber posted a video of Carsten, one of their four children, who went 2-4 in a win for Bergen Catholic High School, while making plays with the glove along with his bat. Looks like mom has a future client in the wings.
We at MLB Bro congratulate Amber Sabathia on her new role and wish her nothing but the best! It is important to get more black women involved in baseball and she will be a big part in representing them.
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