Former New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia had some choice words for Carlos Correa after the Houston Astros shortstop called out his team's critics following Houston's wild-card series win over the Minnesota Twins.
Correa took a shot at Astros critics after his team recovered from a 29-31 regular-season record to defeat Minnesota in two games. Houston was the subject of a sign-stealing scandal during the offseason.
Sabathia was a member of the Yankees team that lost to the Astros in the 2017 postseason - the same year they cheated and won a World Series.
"They cheated and then they're mad at us. Like get the f--- out of here," Sabathia said on the R2C2 podcast. "It's a f-----g joke. And then you finish under .500 this year. Like, shut the f--- up. ... The kid's a clown, I'm sorry."
After Sabathia praised his friend Dusty Baker for winning a playoff series and managing the Astros through a chaotic campaign, the 2007 AL Cy Young winner continued his verbal assault on Correa and his teammates.
"F--- them dudes, man," Sabathia said. He then threw a touch of shade at the Twins' postseason inadequacy: "Y'all beat a team that's lost 18 straight f------ playoff games."
The Yankees also lost to Houston in the 2019 American League Championship Series, which was Sabathia's last postseason series before he retired from baseball.