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.
Don’t know about you guys, loosening the arms!!! pic.twitter.com/DS49LjGEDu
— Aroldis Chapman (@AChapman_105) April 9, 2020
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.