Tag: Aroldis Chapman

An incredible slow-motion shot of a 90-MPH Aroldis Champan splitter is so mesmerizing

What a pitch!

Aroldis Chapman has started off the 2021 season with some seriously impressive numbers even if the New York Yankees are struggling.

He’s struck out 16 batters in just six innings and has issued just three walks, totaling three saves and not a single earned run to his name.

And while the veteran hurler is known for throwing crazy gas, it’s a 90 MPH splitter he tossed in the Yankees’ win over Cleveland on Thursday that we’re focusing on today thanks to Rob Friedman of @PitchingNinja fame.

He posted a video of a slow motion shot of said splitter, and it’s wild to see how it’s released off of two fingers and has some funky rotation.

This is your daily reminder that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing ever.

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Rays’ Mike Brosseau eliminates Yankees with game-winning homer off Aroldis Chapman

Mike Brosseau took Aroldis Chapman deep to send the Rays to the ALCS.

In September, Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman nearly took Mike Brosseau’s head off with a 101-mph fastball that very narrowly zipped over Brosseau’s helmet.

On Friday night, Brosseau got the ultimate payback, ending the Yankees’ season with a game-winning solo home run off of Chapman in the bottom of the eighth to send the Rays to the American League Championship Series.

Brosseau battled to stay alive in an epic at-bat against the Yankees star, and in the 10th pitch of the at-bat, Brosseau drove his first career postseason home run over the left field wall in Petco Park to put the Rays up 2-1.

Rays pitcher Diego Castillo did not allow a hit in the top of the ninth, and picked up the win on the mound.

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The Rays were furious after Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph fastball narrowly missed a player’s head

That had to be scary.

It’s difficult to imagine anything more terrifying for a baseball player than seeing a 101 mph fastball from Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman come barreling towards your head.

That’s one of those situations where a batting helmet can only offer so much protection. So, it was easy to understand why the Tampa Bay Rays were so upset on Tuesday night.

With the Yankees up by two runs in the ninth inning and two outs, Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball high and tight against Mike Brosseau. The Rays pinch hitter ducked out of the way and seemingly avoided taking that pitch to the head by mere inches.

Yikes. I’d probably retire after experiencing that — just … NOPE.

Chapman went on to strike Brosseau out to end the game, but the Rays weren’t done when it came to voicing their displeasure with Chapman.

The Rays seemed to think that Chapman intentionally threw the pitch at Brosseau’s head, which wouldn’t have made much sense situationally despite throwing several high-and-tight fastballs in the inning.

Why would Chapman want to put someone on base and face the tying run? He wouldn’t. But Chapman did step open with his front leg and walk towards Brosseau after the pitch — not exactly a great look for the Yankees pitcher. Plus, Joey Wendle was hit in the first inning. The tension was there.

So, the umpires did issue warnings to both teams after that pitch. Again, watch Chapman’s front leg and his post-pitch walk towards the plate.

After the game, Rays manager Kevin Cash went off on the Yankees and the umpiring crew for how they handled the situation. Cash clearly felt that the pitch was intentional.

Chapman, on the other hand, declined to comment after the game.

The Yankees and Rays play again on Wednesday, so we’ll have to see if these tensions carry over from Tuesday night.

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Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman can throw 100 mph and a decent straight left

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Guillermo Rigondeaux and Yordenis Ugas would be proud of their countryman.

Aroldis Chapman, the New York Yankee’s star left-handed relief pitcher from Cuba, can throw a baseball over 100 miles per hour. Turns out he can also throw a decent jab and straight left hand.

Chapman posted on Twitter a video of himself “loosening the arms” by hitting the mitts while waiting for his Major League Baseball activities to resume after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

No one is going to confuse him with the boxing wizard Rigondeaux but Chapman obviously has had some training in the sweet science.

And we can definitely agree on one thing: Whatever his workout regimen, the dude is fit.

The 32-year-old from Holguin Province signed a five-year, $86 million contract with Yankees in 2016, meaning he isn’t likely to make a career change any time soon.

Still, we can appreciate a great athlete in another sport who sees value in — and obviously enjoys — a vigorous boxing workout.

 

A jacked Aroldis Chapman filmed himself boxing

He looks huge.

Whenever baseball comes back, Aroldis Chapman is going to be in some kind of shape.

Last month, we shared a photo of the heat-throwing New York Yankees closer looking positively jacked. Some of us thought it might have been the angle of the photo or maybe that he was flexing a bit in it?

But now, Chapman is sharing videos of himself working out hard while stuck at home as he and other players wait for baseball to come back … and yeah, he’s looking pretty bulked up.

Here’s the latest — a boxing workout. Just how fast is his record-setting fastball going to be when baseball comes back?

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It sure looks like Aroldis Chapman got absurdly jacked this offseason

Just … whoa.

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman is already among the hardest-throwing pitchers in baseball, having been clocked at 105 mph.

But if it’s humanly possible for Chapman to throw even harder, he’s going to give it a shot. That’s apparent from the muscle the Yankees closer put on this offseason.

Though Chapman showed up to Yankees spring training camp with the added muscle, he’s spent the past few weeks at home working out as the MLB season has been put on hold amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

And on Saturday, Chapman gave fans a glimpse of his added muscle in an Instagram photo. Seriously, the dude looks like a linebacker here.

Can he hit 110 mph this year? It wouldn’t surprise me.

I guess pitchers do lift after all.

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Someone got Aroldis Chapman to autograph an Astros trash can cutout

That happened.

Aroldis Chapman and the Astros cheating scandal will always be linked in a way, so it’s only right that Chapman gets involved in the Astros roasting.

Of course, Jose Altuve’s pennant-winning, walk-off home run against the Yankees last postseason came off of Chapman. It was the same home run that led to the buzzers controversy when Altuve was seen protecting his jersey from his Astros teammates as he approached home plate. Altuve blamed shyness for the odd behavior. His teammate, Carlos Correa, claimed that it was about a bad tattoo on Altuve’s collarbone.

But still, there will continue to be questions about that specific home run, and Chapman has every reason to be upset about it. Just look at what Chapman signed at Yankees spring training camp.

A Yankees fan, Pat Claeys, brought a trashcan cutout to Yankees camp with a “Houston Trashtros” logo on it. And Chapman actually autographed the sign.

Despite both clubs being in the Grapefruit League, the Astros and Yankees won’t play each other this spring training. And that’s probably for the best.

We’ll have to wait until May 15 for that reunion.

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