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Communication Is Key To Doctors Finding Heart Issue With Yankee CC

December 21, 2018 / 7:58 PM EST / CBS Detroit

NEW YORK (AP) — Communication between doctors and CC Sabathia was the key to attacking a potentially dangerous heart problem.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees reacts after giving up a run in the third inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game Four American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 09, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Doctors inserted a stent after a blockage was found in an artery from his heart.

Sabathia's agent, Kyle Thousand, told The Athletic the procedure took place Dec. 11. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the 38-year-old pitcher is expected to report to spring training on time in mid-February.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: C.C. Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game Four American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 09, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

"We are thankful that CC was smart enough to convey his symptoms to our medical staff, and in turn they immediately engaged New York-Presbyterian Hospital, who quickly determined the root cause of what ailed him," Cashman said in a statement Friday. "We are also encouraged that the procedure CC underwent was performed as planned."

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees throws a pitch to Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox during the second inning in Game Four of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 09, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Sabathia is listed as 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds, and the left-hander's weight has contributed to a chronic right knee problem that has required several operations.

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