Vallejo native CC Sabathia was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, as he gave homage to his hometown and paid special tribute to the “wise and caring" women in his life.

Pitching star CC Sabathia has taken his place in Cooperstown after being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

While younger fans might remember him best from his days with the New York Yankees, CC Sabathia’s road to the Baseball Hall of Fame started with Cleveland. That’s why he wanted to make sure no one forgot about that.

On the day of Sabathia's Hall fo Fame induction, it's worth remembering the most valuable personality on Yankees' 2009 championship team.

Sabathia is part of a troupe of three wearing some New York ties that is set to be inducted Sunday at Clark Sports Center. His former teammate with the Yankees, Ichiro Suzuki, and former Mets closer Billy Wagner will join him. And they will be going in with a couple of late greats, Dave Parker and Dick Allen.

Throughout the lead-up to his Hall of Fame induction, CC Sabathia made several references to the Black Aces, the group of black pitchers who have won 20 games in a season in the majors.

On this Hall of Fame weekend, let’s examine which current Yankees might eventually join CC Sabathia in Cooperstown.

For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame