Chapman The Key To Yankees Success
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Editor’s Note:
Miami, Fla. This Monday, the New York Yankees open the 2021 season when they host the Toronto Blue Jays. The team with the most World Series trophies (27) has not won a World Series since 2009. They have made the playoffs 5 times in the last 6 years but could never get to represent their league in the World Series. 2015 they lost the Wild Card game to the Houston Astros. 2017 Houston took them out again in the ALCS. 2018 the Boston Red Sox won 3-1 in the ALDS winning the last 2 games at Yankee Stadium. Houston would be a thorn in their side again taking out the Bombers 4-3 in 2019. Last year in the Covid19 shortened season, Tampa eliminated them in the ALDS 3-2. So, when manager Aaron Boone comes north, the expectations for the team as always will be to not only get to the big stage but to win the whole thing. The New York Beacon features one player who will have a big impact on the team’s success. Prior to last year, Aroldis Chapman averaged 27 saves, struck out 269 and had an ERA of 2.54. Yes, he has given up home runs in the postseason sending the team home. New York would not have gotten to the playoffs without him. Below is his bio-file.
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By Scoop Malinowski www.mrbiofile.com
Status: New York Yankees pitcher.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 200
DOB: February 28, 1988 In: Holguin, Cuba
First Baseball Memory: “When I was playing in the street, with a baseball in the street.”Baseball Inspiration(s): “Now it’s my family, they support me. That’s my inspiration.”Last Book Read: “It’s been years since I read a book [laughs]. I can’t remember the last one that I read.”
Current Car: “Rolls Royce. Mercedes. Lambourghini. Porsche.”
Nicknames: Cuban Missile. Cuban Flame Thrower.
First Famous Baseball Player You Met Or Encountered: “Professional, it must have been here in the Major Leagues, so I can’t remember. I used to be with the Cuban national team so I know a lot of amateur players. So I don’t remember. One of the first ones I met was Kendrys Morales, Jose Contreras, El Duque. I kind of look forward to meeting the Cuban players so I just remember meeting
them.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “Winning the World Series (2016 with Chicago Cubs). And the day I met Jose Contreras. Because he’s my very favorite player.”Most Painful Moment: “When we lost in the playoffs.”
Pre-game Feeling: “I pray right before getting on the field. I pray to God. I get on the mound and there is no other thought that I think about except the next pitch and the batter.”Favorite Uniforms: “Mine [smiles]. I like it, blue and white.”Embarrassing Baseball Memory: “One time I started doing like little cartwheels on the field. I was a little embarrassed by that.”Strangest Game: “No.”Favorite Sport Outside Baseball: “Boxing. My father was a boxing trainer.”Three Athletes You Like To Watch & Follow: “LeBron James in basketball. Chad Ocho Cinco, who used to play in the NFL. Yordenis Ugas (welterweight top contender from Cuba). And Derek Jeter.”Why Do You Love Playing Baseball: “I’m Cuban. I grew up with baseball. Since I was this high. I LOVE baseball. In Cuba, baseball is the national sport. So we grew up loving it.”
Funny Baseball Memory: “The last thing I remember is a fan running on the field. (That is) the last time I remember laughing at a
baseball game.”
Personality Qualities Most Admired: “A person who is humble. And a person who is very courteous to everyone. Being humble and
being courteous.”
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