Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 2001 Rookie All-Star Team.
Father, with Amber Sabathia, of son Carsten Charles Sabathia III [born on September 15, 2003] and daughter Jaeden Arie Sabathia [born on September 20, 2005].
(10 December) Agreed to a seven-year, $161 million contract with the New York Yankees, the fourth-richest deal in major league history.