Getting older but not slowing down! Chapman shot 103.4 miles to become the second-fastest of the season

Cuban fireball veteran Aroldis Chapman, who just turned 37 years old, closed the board in nine innings yesterday and threw one clean shot, and it is worth mentioning that he shot a fireball of 103.4 miles (about 166.4 kilometers) in this game, the second fastest of all pitchers in the major leagues this season.

Chapman got a chance to play against the Cleveland Guardians yesterday, and he didn't drop a point in the bottom half of the 9th inning, made 1 main inning, and also sent 2 strikeouts, and his defense rate was revised down to 1.74, but he couldn't save the point this time because the team was in a four-point lead.

Chapman's pitching in this game was in the spotlight because he hit a 103.4-mile stretch ball against Jhonkensy Noel in the final mat, the first pitcher in Red Sox history to throw more than 103 miles of fireball, and the second-fastest ball in the major leagues this season, with the fastest being a 103.7-mile shot by Oakland sportsman young finisher Mason Miller on April 12.

Chapman has had a single-season defense rate of over 3.00 since the 2020 season, but after joining the Red Sox on a one-year, $10.75 million contract this season, he seems to be in pretty good form so far, with a 1.74 defense rate and four successful rescues.

Chapman has thrown 32 stretch balls at an average speed of 100.6 miles this season, compared to 313 stretch balls at an average of 99.8 miles last year, and 100 straight balls this year with an average speed of 98.6 miles, and 377 straight balls at an average of 97.8 miles last year.