LAS VEGAS - Doug Melvin announced this afternoon that the Milwaukee Brewers will retire pitcher CC Sabathia's number at a special ceremony at Miller Park next summer. Obtained in a July 2008 trade from Cleveland, Sabathia pitched just 17 regular season and one postseason game for the Brewers. In that time, however, he endeared himself to Brewers fans and led the team to its first postseason appearance in more than a quarter century. "No Brewer will ever wear CC's number 52 again," Melvin said at baseball's winter meetings. "Without CC, we wouldn't have won the National League West. That's how important he is to his teammates, the franchise and the city of Milwaukee." Sabathia, who signed a seven-year $161 million deal with the New York Yankees, was 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA for the Brewers in the regular season. He struggled in his lone postseason appearance against the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.