Aroldis Chapman Biography
Chapman pitched for Holguín domestically and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team. He defected from Cuba in 2009 and signed a contract with the Reds in 2010.
Chapman made his MLB debut that season. He won the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award as the best relief pitcher for July 2012 and has been named to four straight National League All-Star teams from 2012 to 2015.
The Reds traded Chapman to the Yankees after the 2015 season, and the Yankees traded Chapman to the Cubs during the 2016 season. With the Cubs, Chapman won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. He signed with the Yankees after the 2016 season.
On July 11, 2014, Chapman broke the record, previously held by Bruce Sutter, for the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout, having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances. Chapman’s streak began on August 21, 2013, and lasted 49 consecutive games over two seasons, with the 49th and the final game being on August 13, 2014.
He shares the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history, at 105.1 miles per hour (169.1 km/h), as well as the Guinness World Record for the fastest baseball pitch.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Chapman became the first player to be suspended under MLB’s domestic violence policy. Although not charged with a crime, he was suspended for 30 games as a result of “Chapman’s use of the firearm and its effect on his partner”.
Aroldis Chapman Age, Height And Weight
Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz is a Cuban-born American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. He was born on February 28, 1988, Holguin, Cuba. He is 31 years old as of 2019.
Height and Weight
While he may not be the tallest man out there, Aroldis has a very good height and body weight helping him to be the good player that he is. In numbers, he stands at a height of 6 foot 4 inches and a body weight that measures 212lb.
Aroldis Chapman Girlfriend And Married, Wife
Just as most of the life of the pitcher is interesting no matter how you choose to look at it, his relationship life is not any different. He has been in a number of relationships in the past.
By the time he defected from Cuba for good, Chapman had a girlfriend named Raidelmis Mendosa Santiestelas. Interestingly enough, he left just three days after Santiestelas gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Ashanti Brianna whom he never got to see before he defected. Although both mother and baby would later join him in the United States, the relationship later broke apart.
After his relationship with Raidelmis Mendosa Santiestelas ended, the next woman Ardolis dated was Cristina Barnea. The relationship between the two became known in 2014 and it was publicly known as Tina, (as Cristina Barnea is also known) was open about it on social media.
Nonetheless, by 2015, the relationship seemed to have hit the rocks and police were invited to the home of the MLB standout because there was a domestic abuse case against him. According to the reports, Tina Barnea found something on the phone of Chapman which she didn’t like and she decided to confront him. In retaliation, she said he pressed her against the wall before she escaped into the bushes and called the police. The MLB star also made 8 shots; 7 into his garage wall and one through the window.
The two would soon patch things together and remain even much closer. While there is no evidence that the two are married, Tina with whom the baseballer shares a daughter – Angelina Chapman, describes herself on social media as a wife and mother.
Chapman also has another son, Atticus Gabriel Chapman who was born to him on June 30, 2014, by an unknown woman.
Aroldis Chapman Trade
The pitcher left the Reds in 2015 for the New York Yankees in a trade that saw him changing teams with Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis, Eric Jagielo, and Tony Renda. In 2016, he signed a year deal with the team worth over $11 million. However, he was forced to miss 30 games following a case of domestic abuse against him.
Gleyber Torres, Billy McKinney, Adam Warren, and Rashad Crawford would again be sent to the Yankees in another trade for Chapman by the Chicago Cubs. This wouldn’t last long as the New York Yankees would again come back by the end of 2016 to sign him back in a five-year deal worth $86 million after he had helped the Cubs to win the 2016 World Series.
Aroldis Chapman Net Worth
Aroldis Chapman’s estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & much more details have been updated below. Let’s check, How Rich is Aroldis Chapman in 2018?
According to Wikipedia, Forbes & Various Online resource, Aroldis Chapman’s estimated net worth $27 Million. You may check previous years net worth, salary & much more from below.
| Estimated Net Worth in 2019 | $27 Million |
| Previous Year’s Net Worth (2018) | $27 Million |
| Annual Salary | Under Review. |
| Income Source | Primary Income source Baseball Player. |
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