Aroldis Chapman
Aroldis Chapman is a Cuban-born Boston Red Sox relief pitcher known as the Cuban Missile for his record-setting fastball.
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- Born
- February 28, 1988, in Holguín, Cuba
- Known as
- The Cuban Missile
- Role
- Left-handed relief pitcher
- MLB debut
- August 31, 2010, with Cincinnati
Mini bio
How it started.
Chapman grew up in Holguín, Cuba. At 15, a friend invited him onto a local team. He started at first base before his coach recognized his throwing arm and moved him to pitching.
The breakthrough.
Pitching for Cuba at the 2009 World Baseball Classic brought his fastball to international attention. He defected while the national team was in the Netherlands that July, signed with Cincinnati in January 2010 and made his MLB debut that August. Within a month, he had thrown the pitch that became his calling card.
A career in the late innings.
His career has included the Reds, Yankees, Cubs, Royals, Rangers, Pirates and Red Sox. He won World Series titles with Chicago in 2016 and Texas in 2023. Boston became his next chapter in 2025.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025–2026Boston Red SoxRelief pitcher
- 2024Pittsburgh PiratesRelief pitcher
- 2023Texas Rangers World Series championshipRelief pitcher
- 2016Chicago Cubs World Series championshipRelief pitcher
- 2010Cincinnati Reds debutPitcher
Awards
Quotes
Happy that the team celebrated my accomplishments and that we were able to win.Aroldis Chapman, MLB.com
After reaching 400 career saves in September 2026.
Trivia
- His famous 2010 pitch was originally clocked at 105.1 mph. The release-point adjustment later put it at 105.8 mph.
- He earned the pitching win in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.
- In 2023, he became the oldest MLB pitcher with 100 relief strikeouts in a season since Koji Uehara in 2013.
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