Sabathia could have lost out on $500,000 contract bonus

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia could have lost out on a $500,000 contract bonus when he was ejected after hitting a batter on Thursday.

In the fifth inning, and with the Yankees up 7-0, Sabathia hit Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jake Bauers with a pitch.

When Rays pitcher Andrew Kittridge followed in the top of the sixth by nearly hitting Yankees catcher Austin Romine in the head, Sabathia hit Rays catcher Jesus Sucre in the leg in the bottom half of the inning. He was immediately ejected and walked off the field pointing at the Rays' dugout. He could be seen shouting "That's for you," followed by an expletive.

The ejection leaves Sabathia with 153 innings pitched, two shy of qualifying for the bonus.

Sabathia, 38, signed a one-year deal in the offseason with a base salary of $10 million, plus bonus incentives, to remain in the Bronx.