CC Sabathia doesn’t hold back, calls Shohei Ohtani the GOAT over Barry Bonds

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Former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia declared Shohei Ohtani the greatest of all time in baseball, a bold claim that puts the Japanese superstar above Barry Bonds and other all-time greats. Ohtani's two-way dominance, excelling as both a pitcher and hitter, sets him apart in the sport's history, Sabathia argued. The statement reignites the perennial debate over how to measure baseball greatness: by era-adjusted statistics, raw numbers, or the rarity of elite performance across multiple dimensions. Bonds held the home run record and won seven MVP awards, yet never pitched competitively. Ohtani's unique skill set forces baseball to reconsider what GOAT status means.