Carsten Sabathia III picked a memorable day to get his first professional home run.
With Hall-of-Famer CC Sabathia watching from the stands, the Brewers prospect went 3-for-4 and helped Single-A Wilson beat Columbia 9-6 on Sunday at Wilson Ballpark. It was the kind of performance that fits the family name: loud contact, plenty of production, and a little extra meaning attached to every swing.
Sabathia’s day started with a clean read on the ball. In the bottom of the second, the Brewers’ 2026 20th-round selection lined a 1-0 fastball into center field for a single. He went down on a flyout in the third, then came back in the sixth and delivered the moment everyone in the park will remember.
Down 1-2 against left-hander Darwin Rodriguez, Sabathia got a hanging breaking ball and drove it just over the wall in left for his first pro homer.
“It’s all smiles in the Sabathia family suite off to our right. CC extending his arms up into the air, super cool moment,” Warbirds broadcaster Ben Mihailovich said.
Sabathia wasn’t done. In his final trip to the plate, the 22-year-old rolled a 3-2 fastball into left for another hit, finishing off a three-hit afternoon. It was his third multihit game in only five career starts.
The early returns have been strong since his arrival in the minors. After batting .283 with an .885 OPS and six homers in 37 games in his final season at the University of Houston, Sabathia has kept rolling with Single-A Wilson. Through his first five games, he’s 9-for-20 with a 1.150 OPS and five RBIs.
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