Following the trade which brought flame-throwing closer Aroldis Chapman to Chicago back in July, Cubs fans have marveled at one thing:
Velocity.
Chapman has been the only closer in baseball to consistently hit triple digits during all of his appearances which makes him seemingly unhittable at times. As a fan, it’s hard to fathom exactly what it feels like to step into the box against Chapman, but one baseball analyst put it best…
“Imagine someone throwing a golf ball at you from a ladder 10 feet away.”
Because a flame-throwing, lefty closer is such a rarity these days, his performances are always under the microscope. When ANY baseball player performs at that high of a level for that amount of time, questions start to loom.
“How does he do it?”
In a recent interview with ESPN, Chapman reveals his workout secret which he credits for helping him throw that ‘straight gas’ Cubs fans have grown to love.
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