Aroldis Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. Chapman bats and throws left-handed, and is nicknamed "the Cuban Missile", due to his high fastball velocity. A member of the 300 save club, Chapman is the all-time career leader in strikeouts for relievers. Chapman pitched for Holguín domestically and internationally for the Cuba national baseball team. He defected from Cuba in 2009 and signed a contract with the Reds in 2010. Chapman made his MLB debut that season. He won the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award as the best relief pitcher for July 2012, was named to four straight National League All-Star teams from 2012 to 2015.

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• Entity:  Baseball Biography

• Born:  28 February 1988
• Age:  38 Years
• Wikidata description:  Cuban-Born American Baseball Player
• Wikidata label:  Aroldis Chapman
• Wikidata aliases:  Aroldis Chapman, Albertín Aroldis Chapman De La Cruz, Cuban Missile, Cuban Flame Thrower, Albertin Aroldis Chapman, Albertin Aroldis Chapman De La Cruz, The Cuban Missle, The Cuban Flame Thrower

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