Aroldis Chapman
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February 28, 1988
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Aroldis Chapman Bio
Aroldis Chapman is an American professional baseball player born in Holguín Province, Cuba on February 28, 1988. He currently is a pitcher for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees and previously played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs. Chapman started playing baseball from a young age and joined a local team at 15 years old. In 2006 he started playing for the Holguîn Sabuesos of the Cuban National Series League. He played for the team at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Chapman defected from Cuba in 2009 and in 2010 signed a six-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds and made his MLB debut that season on August 31, 2010. In 2015 he was traded to the New York Yankees and was named the team’s new closer. In 2016 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs and played his first game with them on July 27 2016. He played for the Cubs in the 2016 World series and was the game’s winning pitcher and received his first World Series Title. In December, 2016 he signed a five-year contract with the New York Yankees for $86 million dollars and continues to play for them to this day.
