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Yankees star CC Sabathia: I realised I was an alcoholic in 2012
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Mr. Self-Destruct: MLB All-Star C.C. Sabathia on the Twin Demons
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CC Sabathia and the painful but all-too-relatable path to sobriety
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CC Sabathia and the painful but all-too-relatable path to sobriety
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Baseball's Alcohol Culture Pushed CC Sabathia to Rock Bottom
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C. C. Sabathia to Enter Alcohol Rehab and Miss Yankees' Playoffs
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Sober and swinging, former Yankees ace CC Sabathia finds refuge in
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Yankees pitcher getting treatment for alchohol abuse
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As Yankees playoff run begin, know Sabathia is where he belongs