Aroldis Chapman
Cuban-American baseball pitcher
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| 2024 | Chapman's fastball continued to maintain a high average velocity, topping out at a significant speed according to Statcast. |
| December 10 2024 | Aroldis Chapman signed a one-year contract worth $10.75 million with the Boston Red Sox. |
| June 29 2024 | Chapman recorded his 1,197th career strikeout, surpassing Billy Wagner to achieve the most strikeouts by a left-handed reliever. |
| January 31 2024 | Aroldis Chapman signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| 2023 | Chapman made 31 appearances with the Royals, achieving a record of 4–2 and a 2.45 ERA. |
| 2023 | Chapman made 30 regular season appearances for the Texas Rangers, recording a 2–3 record with 4 saves and a 3.72 ERA. |
| 2023 | Chapman was traded to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline and won the 2023 World Series. |
| June 30 2023 | Aroldis Chapman was traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Cole Ragans and Roni Cabrera. |
| January 27 2023 | Aroldis Chapman signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals. |
| 2022 | Chapman missed a mandatory workout before the 2022 American League Division Series and was left off the team's postseason roster. |
| 2022 | Chapman signed a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals. |
| August 2022 | Chapman was placed on the injured list again due to an infection that developed when he got a tattoo. |
| May 2022 | Chapman went on the injured list due to achilles tendinitis and lost his closer role to Clay Holmes. |
| September 30 2021 | Chapman recorded his 1,000th strikeout during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out George Springer. |
| August 26 2021 | Chapman recorded his 300th career save, closing out a 7-6 victory against the Oakland Athletics. |
| September 2 2020 | Chapman received a three-game suspension for throwing a pitch at the head of Tampa Bay Rays batter Mike Brosseau. |
| August 17 2020 | Chapman pitched in his first major league game of the 2020 season. |
| July 31 2020 | Chapman was cleared to return to the team following his COVID-19 diagnosis. |
| July 11 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported that Chapman had tested positive for the virus. |
| 2019 | Chapman logged one save in the American League Division Series and one in the American League Championship Series but gave up a walk-off home run to Jose Altuve in Game 6 of the ALCS, eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs. |
| 2019 | Chapman was named the American League Reliever of the Year. |
| 2018 | Chapman added a sinker to his pitching repertoire, expanding his pitch variety and potential strategic options. |
| 2018 | Chapman was elected as an MLB All-Star, representing the American League. |
| August 22 2018 | Chapman was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to left knee tendinitis. |
| July 13 2018 | Chapman announced he would skip the All-Star Game to rest his knee due to tendonitis. |
| 2017 | Chapman rejoined the New York Yankees after the 2016 season. |
| August 13 2017 | Chapman gave up a home run to Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox, marking the fastest pitch clocked for a home run in the Statcast era at 103 mph. |
| June 18 2017 | Chapman was activated from the disabled list and pitched against the Oakland Athletics. |
| May 14 2017 | Chapman was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to rotator cuff inflammation in his left shoulder, ruling him out for at least two weeks. |
| 2016 | Chapman pitched the final innings of Game 6 in the NLCS, securing the Cubs' first pennant since 1945. |
| 2016 | Chapman made three saves in four opportunities during the National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants, tying and setting new Division Series records. |
| 2016 | Following the investigation into the domestic violence incident, MLB suspended Chapman for 30 games due to his behavior, marking him as the first player disciplined under the new personal conduct policy enacted in August 2015. |
| 2016 | Chapman made four appearances in the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and earned the win in Game 1 despite blowing a save opportunity. |
| December 15 2016 | Chapman signed a five-year, $86 million contract to return to the New York Yankees, marking the largest contract ever given to a relief pitcher at that time. |
| November 2 2016 | Chapman closed out Game 7 of the World Series, allowing a two-run homer that tied the game before sending it into extra innings. He was credited as the winning pitcher when the Cubs scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning, giving him his first World Series title. |
| October 31 2016 | Chapman was called upon in Game 6 of the World Series, where he pitched through the seventh and eighth innings, allowing one hit and one run as the Cubs won 9–3. |
| October 30 2016 | In Game 5 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, Chapman pitched through the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, allowing only one hit and preserving a 3–2 lead. |
| July 27 2016 | Chapman made his first appearance as a member of the Cubs, pitching a 1–2–3 ninth inning and striking out two batters in a non-save situation. |
| July 25 2016 | The New York Yankees traded Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs for Gleyber Torres, Billy McKinney, Adam Warren, and Rashad Crawford. |
| July 19 2016 | Chapman matched his previous record of 105.1 mph with a pitch to Baltimore's J. J. Hardy. |
| May 9 2016 | Aroldis Chapman made his first appearance for the New York Yankees, striking out two batters and allowing a run as the Yankees won 6–3 against the Kansas City Royals. |
| April 2016 | Aroldis Chapman became an American citizen. |
| February 12 2016 | Aroldis Chapman avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $11.325 million with the New York Yankees. |
| January 11 2016 | Manager Joe Girardi named Aroldis Chapman the New York Yankees' new closer. |
| 2015 | Statcast revealed Chapman threw the 62 fastest pitches of the season, topping out at an extremely high velocity, and his fastball averaged a notable speed. |
| 2015 | Statcast revealed Chapman threw the 62 fastest pitches of the season, demonstrating his exceptional velocity and establishing himself as a top-tier fastball pitcher. |
| 2015 | In the 2015 MLB season, Chapman made 65 relief appearances, with a 4–4 record, a 1.63 ERA, and recorded 33 saves. |
| 2015 | Chapman achieved the fastest pitch of his career at 103.9 mph, the best in MLB for the season. |
| 2015 | Chapman was selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, where he pitched a scoreless ninth inning and struck out the side on 14 pitches. |
| December 28 2015 | Aroldis Chapman was traded to the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for four minor league players, including right-handed pitchers Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis, and infielders Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda. |
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