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One on one with Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman
One of the first stories I wrote for the Globe was about the Red Sox giving a tryout to a mysterious lefthanded fireballer from Cuba named Aroldis Chapman in 2009. Chapman was 21 at the time and had established residence in Andorra after defecting from Cuba during a tournament in the Netherlands.
Red Sox’ 37-year-old closer Aroldis Chapman is defying baseball logic by putting up video-game numbers this season
The Red Sox signed Chapman this past offseason for one-year, $10.75 million, and the Sox definitely didn’t expect this level of performance. Last season Chapman was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he had a 3.79 ERA, a WHIP of 1.346, and a BB/9 of 5.7. He was just supposed to be a replacement for the Sox’s previous All-Star closer, Kenley Jansen.
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