On the heels of a disappointing sequence loss to the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night, the Pink Sox made a transfer to shore up their bullpen for no less than one other season.
As first reported by BBWAA reporter Francys Romero and confirmed by the Herald, the Pink Sox and veteran nearer Aroldis Chapman are in settlement on a contract extension for the ’26 season, with an choice for ’27 as effectively.
Chapman, in his sixteenth big-league season, is having a profession 12 months in Boston. At 37 years previous, he owns a personal-best 1.04 ERA over 57 appearances – his earlier profession mark was a 1.51 ERA with the ’12 Reds – together with 34 video games completed and 26 saves. He ranks within the ninetieth MLB percentile or higher in most pitching metrics, and is within the one centesimal MLB percentile in anticipated ERA (xERA), anticipated batting common (xBA), and strikeout proportion (Okay%). In July, he earned eighth All-Star choice, his first since ’21.
The Pink Sox signed the 37-year-old hurler to a one-year, $10.75 million contract final winter. Between his 2010 debut and the top of final season, ‘the Cuban Missile’ pitched to a 2.63 ERA over 796 regular-season appearances with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Kansas Metropolis Royals, Texas Rangers, and Pirates. He was named the AL Reliever of the 12 months in ’19 and gained World Collection rings with the ’16 Cubs and ’23 Rangers.
In response to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, Chapman will make $13.3 million in ’26, and ’27 is an inning-based vesting choice.
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