Yankees pitcher Sabathia having season-ending surgery

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(Reuters) - New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is done for the season, as the left-hander will undergo surgery on his right knee, the American League club said on Friday. The season-ending arthroscopic debridement procedure has been scheduled for Wednesday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters before Friday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds. The once dominant veteran holds a 208-119 record with a 3.63 ERA over 14 years in Major League Baseball with stints with the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers before joining the Yankees in 2009 and going on to win the World Series. The team hopes the surgery will allow Sabathia, the 2007 AL Cy Young winner, to return to the mound by spring training next year and avoid microfracture surgery that could threaten the big left-hander's career.

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