The star Cuban baseball player Aroldis Chapman recalled on Saturday, August 31, his first game with a Major League team, the beginning of a career in which he has remained among the best in baseball worldwide.
"On a day like today, in 2010 was my debut in the MLB. Today I have been in the league for 14 years. Thank you, God," he wrote on his Instagram account.
El Misil Cubano shared a video of the first game wearing the Cincinnati Reds uniform, with the number 54 on his jersey.
The pitcher, who was 22 years old at the time, came out in the eighth inning of a game against the Brewers and was applauded by the crowd as soon as he stepped onto the field. In that inning, he threw pitches of up to 103 miles per hour and dominated without difficulty after nine pitches.
On January 11, 2010, the Holguin flamethrower signed a contract worth 30.25 million dollars after a brief period in the Minor Leagues.
Months earlier, in June 2009, he had escaped from the Cuban team during the Interports Tournament in Rotterdam. From there, he went to Andorra, where he established his residence.
Chapman, who is now 36 years old, has been playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates since January and continues to add significant achievements to his biography.
In June, he became the left-handed reliever with the most strikeouts in Major League history, a record he achieved during a game against the Cincinnati Reds, surpassing the mark of 1,196 strikeouts set by Billy Wagner.
In December 2023, he received the certificate that officially recognizes him as the holder of the Guinness World Record for the fastest pitch in baseball history: 105.8 miles per hour (mph), achieved in 2010.
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