NY Yankees' CC Sabathia: Battling Arthritis for His Team and His Career
NY Yankees' pitcher CC Sabathia returned to pitch two days ago after a period of rest and rehabilitation for his arthritic right knee. Sabathia underwent a knee arthroscopy for a debridement ("clean out") of his arthritis in 2014. He has been battling the knee arthritis for the last few seasons and, not coincidentally, his performance has significantly diminished throughout that duration. He has endured serious pain this season and underwent a knee drainage of fluid at one stage.
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