{"id":14967,"date":"2024-12-06T23:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=14967"},"modified":"2024-12-06T23:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:01:29","slug":"what-red-sox-reliever-expects-from-newcomer-aroldis-chapman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=14967","title":{"rendered":"What Red Sox Reliever Expects From Newcomer Aroldis Chapman"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1975460\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-hero__copy-upper\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__default-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"article-hero__subheading h6\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve had brief conversations with him in the past&#8217;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero__copy-lower\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__default-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Aroldis-Chapman-5.jpg\" alt=\"What Red Sox Reliever Expects From Newcomer Aroldis Chapman\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox aren\u2019t worried about welcoming newly signed relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman to the team\u2019s clubhouse this upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Boston landed Chapman on a one-year, $10.75 million deal making the left-hander the second free agent signee added by the Red Sox this offseason \u2014 joining Justin Wilson. Chapman, now 36 years old and 15 years into his big league career, will soon take the mound at Fenway Park and is awaited by a presumably warm reception from his new Boston teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve heard of Chapman is he\u2019s fantastic in how he deals with the younger guys, especially the younger Latino guys,\u201d bullpen mate Liam Hendriks said, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. \u201cAnd so with the young Latino guys we have on this club, it\u2019s going to be huge. Whether it be Ceddanne Rafaela, Brayan Bello, or Luis Guerrero. \u2026 It\u2019s going to be fantastic said. I\u2019ve had brief conversations with him in the past, and it\u2019s always been a positive, positive thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hendriks missed the entirety of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery recovery, but still stuck around, whether through minor league rehab assignments or live batting practice sessions with the big league club. He watched the bullpen, hampered by injuries, struggle throughout the season and end the team\u2019s 81-81 run with the second-most blown saves (31) in MLB, en route to missing the playoffs for a third straight year.<\/p>\n<p>Champman, a two-time World Series champion and seven-time All-Star, provides the Red Sox with a longtime veteran arm to rely on in late-game situations. He\u2019s widely regarded as one of the most feared closers during his heyday, and while no longer clocking in 105-plus miles-per-hour fastballs \u2014 as consistently \u2014 in the zone, Chapman is still capable of contributing in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>He tossed 61 2\/3 innings of relief for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, posting a 3.79 ERA with 98 strikeouts. Chapman, moments after the news broke of his new deal with Boston, took to social media, sending a \u2018Let\u2019s Go,\u2019 message to fans while sporting a Red Sox hat.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks is ready to welcome new bullpen mate Aroldis Chapman to Boston before the 2025 season kicks off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Red Sox Reliever Expects From Newcomer Aroldis Chapman - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=14967\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Red Sox Reliever Expects From Newcomer Aroldis Chapman - 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