Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. Chapman shares the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history, at 105. 1 miles per hour, as well as the Guinness World Record for fastest baseball pitch. He has been named to four straight National League All-Star teams.
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Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. Chapman defected from Cuba in 2009 and signed a contract with the Reds in 2010. He won the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award as the best relief pitcher for July 2012, and has been named to four straight National League All-Star teams from 2012 to 2015. Chapman shares the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history, at 105. 1 miles per hour, as well as the Guinness World Record for fastest baseball pitch. He broke the record, previously held by Bruce Sutter, for the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout, having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances. Chapman was traded to the Yankees after the 2015 season, and the Yankees traded Chapman to the Cubs during the 2016 season. With the Cubs, Chapman won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. He was named to the MLB All-Stars in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Chapman bats and throws left-handed, and is nicknamed the \”Cuban Missile\” or the \” Cuban Flame Thrower\”. He is a member of the Cuban national baseball team and played at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
He also played for the Holguin Sabuesos in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 3272⁄3 career innings, Chapman compiled a 24–19 win–loss record, a 3. 74 earned run average, and 365 strikeouts. Chapman’s paternal grandparents had emigrated from Jamaica to Cuba in order to get a better education, The Chapmans, whose last name can be traced to English settlers in Jamaica in the late 1600s, were not a prominent family. He lived in a three-room house with his parents and two sisters. He began playing as a first baseman until the coach noticed that Chapman could throw well enough to become a pitcher, which Chapman began in 2003. Chapman agreed to a long-term contract, worth USD 30. 25 million, worth annually over 11 years, with an additional bonus if he became eligible for salary arbitration in 2012 or 2013. The Reds announced that they had signed Chapman to a six-year deal, worth $30.25 million according to MLB sources. He made his professional debut with the Louisville Bats on April 11, 2010, against the Toledo Mud Hens. Chapman made 13 starts with Louisville, where he pitched to a 4.4 2 �3 innings, giving up 1 unearned run, while striking out 9.2 unearned runs, and pitching to a 2.11 ERA. He retired the side as a relief pitcher after the September 1, 2010 game against the Milwaukee Brewers; his first pitch was clocked at 98 mph.
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