Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story
Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story
An in-depth and intimate look at retired baseball star pitcher CC Sabathia in this HBO Sports documentary from his childhood to his last pitch in the major leagues.
About Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story
MLB pitcher CC Sabathia gave HBO exclusive access to his travels during his final season in 2019 for this documentary!
The end of my story doesn’t mean anything if you don’t know everything that came before it. This is CC, in my own words. 🙏🏾
𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞: premieres Dec 22 on @hbomax. #LegaCCy pic.twitter.com/AxO7faObyG
— CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) December 10, 2020
Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story, a documentary from HBO Sports produced in association with Major League Baseball, follows the deeply personal story of former New York Yankees pitcher Carsten Charles (“CC”) Sabathia, Jr. The film features behind-the-scenes footage from his final season with the Yankees in 2019.
In his own words, Sabathia narrates his story. As the highs and lows of his last season are chronicled, Sabathia looks back on his legacy as one of the game’s pre-eminent pitchers, as well as the profound challenges that shaped him, including his longtime battle with addiction that came to a head in 2015 while playing for the Yankees.
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Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story's Relation To Sport Business
From the player side of the industry, this documentary about CC Sabathia provides many lessons.
Sabathia persevered and underwent a career renaissance from 2016-19 that was just a joy to behold.
Rock bottom hit in 2015: an embarrassing incident outside a Toronto nightclub in August, and a lengthy early-October binge in Baltimore that led to him being too drunk to throw a bullpen and Amber admitting that she felt absolutely powerless to control him.
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Why watch Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story?
I had a decent mental sketch of Sabathia’s life before watching “Under the Grapefruit Tree,” but now, I feel like I have a more complete picture. If you get a chance to watch it, I highly recommend it. If it’s a bonus perk, I can promise that you get to see teenage CC crushin’ dingers in high school. Who wouldn’t love that?