​PHILADELPHIA – CC Sabathia was in the car with a group of former players headed to an all-star week event when his phone buzzed. To his surprise, it was a different past teammate, Rickie Weeks, on the other end with some of the best news he’s ever gotten.The Milwaukee Brewers were taking Sabathia’s son, Carsten, with their final pick in the MLB draft.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It was crazy,” Sabathia said. “Full-circle. Your teammate calls you about your son getting drafted by the organization he works for is cool.”In a nostalgic twist of fate, Sabathia wasn’t the only member of the 2008 Brewers at the All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park with a son in the Milwaukee organization as a player. First baseman Prince Fielder, traveling in the same group as Sabathia, is also a Brewer dad now; his son, Jadyn, is currently playing for Milwaukee’s Class A affiliate, the Wilson Warbirds.Jadyn and Carsten are longtime friends. Their dads, of course, were teammates for three months in 2008, but they also got to know one another throughout events in the years that followed.“They’ve known each other for a long time, since they were babies,” CC said. “I was looking through pictures of the All-Star Game in Kansas City [in 2012] with them out on the field. For them to be in the same organization, it’s going to be awesome.”PHOENIX, AZ – JUNE 17: CC Sabathia and Carsten Sabathia pose for a photo during the 2025 Draft Combine at Chase Field on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Said the generously-listed 5-foot-11 Prince Fielder: “I’ve known ‘Little C’ since he was shorter than me.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCarsten Sabathia III hit .283 with an .885 OPS this year for the University of Houston, slugigng six homers across 37 games for the Cougars. He played four years in college, first at Georgia Tech before transferring in 2025.“He’s a high baseball IQ guy,” CC said. “He loves the game. He’s going to work hard to be the best that he can be. Every limitation he’s had in his life – whether it’s not being fast enough, not being strong enough – he’s figured it out. He’s worked through them and I’m excited to see him turn pro.”Added Fielder to the scouting report: “I know he can bang a little bit.”At 6 foor 4 and 245 lbs., Sabathia sure has the size to do some damage at the plate. Dad isn’t ready quite yet to concede the title of family power hitter, though.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I got more pop,” said CC, who hit three homers in 121 career at-bats, including one with Milwaukee.When Carsten Sabathia reports to the Brewers complex in Arizona when he signs, Jadyn Fielder will be a level ahead. After a strong debut year in 2025 in which he hit .268 with a .426 OBP in the Arizona Complex League, the 21-year-old Fielder has continued that success in Wilson, currently sitting with a .415 OBP and .813 O