Ex-Yankee Sabathia helps
renovate Quarry Ballfields
BRONX TIMES R 20 EPORTER, JULY 2-8, 2021 BTR
BY BRONX TIMES
On Saturday, June 19, NYC Parks
Bronx Borough Commissioner Iris
Rodriguez-Rosa joined former New
York Yankees Cy Young Awardwinning
pitcher and World Series
champion CC Sabathia and his wife
Amber, and children from the local
little league to cut the ribbon at the
newly reconstructed baseball diamond
at the Quarry Ballfields in
the Bronx, dedicated to Lesandro
Guzman-Feliz who tragically lost
his life in June 2018.
The project was completed
with $440,000 from the PitCCh In
Foundation, a nonprofit organization
co-founded by the Sabathias.
The renovation continues a neighborhood
On June 19, 2021, NYC Parks Bronx
Borough Commissioner Iris Rodriguez
Rosa joined former Yankee CC
Sabathia and his wife Amber, and
children from the local little league
to cut the ribbon at the newly reconstructed
baseball diamond at the
Quarry Ballfields in the Bronx.
tradition of advocating
for parks and offering additional
opportunities for residents and
community members to stay active.
“After an incredibly tough year
for so many here in the Bronx, I am
thrilled that the children of this
community have a beautiful new
baseball diamond to enjoy,” Rodriguez
Rosa said. “We are especially
thankful to the Sabathia family
and the PitCCh In Foundation for
their contribution, and for this excellent
new neighborhood recreation
space, which will be loved for
generations to come.”
The Quarry Ballfields in the
Bronx are among hundreds of baseball
diamonds in New York City
managed by NYC Parks. The ballfields
were last extensively renovated
in 1998, which included the
addition of a comfort station to the
park.
“It’s always been our goal to
provide youth opportunities to
be physically active and be their
best through our efforts with the
PitCCh In Foundation,” the Sabathias
said. “When we learned about
the history behind the Quarry
Ballfields, it was an easy decision
to focus our next baseball field renovation
there. We are so proud and
excited to unveil the field for the
Rolando Paulino Little League’s
upcoming spring season.”
A Trusted Name In The Community For Over 50 Years
CHERICO REAL ESTATE
CHERICO REAL ESTATE
718-653-2699
ONX, NY