Five months after trading the left-handed closer to the
Chicago Cubs, the Yankees will bring him back with a five-year,
$68 million free agent deal, the most lucrative for a reliever
in baseball history.
The 28-year-old is coming off a roller coaster World Series
triumph in which he blew a save chance in the deciding Game
Seven but ultimately got the win as the Cubs rallied to overcome
Cleveland. Chapman began last season by serving a 30-game
suspension at the stemming from a domestic-violence
investigation. He never faced criminal charges. For the Yankees,
Chapman posted a 2.01 ERA with 20 saves before being traded to
the Cubs.
In 28 games for Chicago he had a 1.01 ERA with 16 saves.
Chapman began his career with the Reds, who traded him to New
York following the 2015 season.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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