CC Sabathia struck out a former teammate for No. 3,000 of his career, celebrated with the rest of the New York Yankees on the field and tipped his cap to the appreciative Arizona crowd. As the big left-hander he walked toward the batter's box, he looked up to see Carter Sabathia waiting in the front row. The father slid his massive frame through the netting and gave his youngest son a huge hug , followed by embraces with the rest of his family. After months of anticipation and three starts with his family in tow, Sabathia could finally celebrate a milestone only 16 other players in 143 years of major league baseball had accomplished. "It's been a fun time these past couple weeks, these guys following around with me," Sabathia said Tuesday night after becoming the 17th player in major league history and third left-hander to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. "It's a special time." The Yankees lost the game 3-1 to the Diamondbacks, thanks to a sterling performance by Arizona's own ace Zack Greinke.
