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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 17: Aroldis Chapman #44 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning at Fenway Park on April 17, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Friday evening, the Atlanta Braves<\/a> had a big win over the Colorado Rockies<\/a> in Denver.<\/p>\n The Braves overcame a six-run deficit to win 8-6.<\/p>\n Michael Harris<\/a> hit<\/a> the go-ahead home run in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n FINAL: Braves 8, Rockies 6<\/p>\n The Braves come all the way back from a 6-0 deficit. This team doesn\u2019t quit!!!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n After missing the 2025 MLB<\/a> playoffs, the Braves are off to an incredible start to the season.<\/p>\n They are at the top of the National League East with a 23-10 record in 33 games.<\/p>\n So far, the Braves look like they will have a chance to win their second World Series in the last five years.<\/p>\n 8x MLB All-Star Atlanta Braves Must Consider Acquiring GettyAroldis Chapman #44 of the Boston Red Sox<\/a> reacts after striking out Trent Grisham<\/a> #12 of the New York Yankees<\/a> (not pictured) to end game one of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium on September 30, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.<\/p>\n In the playoffs, having the right pitchers in the bullpen can make the difference in winning a series.<\/p>\n Aroldis Chapman<\/a> (of the Boston Red Sox) is off to an incredible start to the 2026 season with a 1.04 ERA and five saves in nine games.<\/p>\n @TalkinBaseball_ wrote (on April 26):<\/a> \u201cAroldis Chapman now has 1,341 career strikeouts, passing Goose Gossage for the second most in MLB history among relievers. Hoyt Wilhelm holds the all-time record with 1,363\u201d<\/p>\n Aroldis Chapman now has 1,341 career strikeouts, passing Goose Gossage for the second most in MLB history among relievers.<\/p>\n Hoyt Wilhelm holds the all-time record with 1,363 <\/p>\n Chapman has been one of the best relievers in the MLB for well over a decade.<\/p>\n At 38, he has proven to still be pitching at an elite level.<\/p>\n That said, the Red Sox are at the bottom of the American League East with a 13-19 record in 32 games.<\/p>\n Aroldis Chapman just passed former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon for 11th all-time on MLB\u2019s all-time saves list.<\/p>\n 12: Papelbon: 368 38 years old and still in his prime. Active Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n If they continue to struggle (and end up sellers at the trade deadline), Chapman would be an incredible addition to the Braves.<\/p>\n The Red Sox could get value out of a player who will not be part of their long-term future, while the Braves would be able to acquire a two-time World Series Champion for their playoff run.<\/p>\n GettyAroldis Chapman #44 and Carlos Narvaez #75 of the Boston Red Sox share a hug after the final out of the 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> on Opening Day at Great American Ball Park on March 26, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n Chapman\u2019s MLB Career GettyAroldis Chapman #54 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers<\/a> at Great American Ball Park on August 24, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds defeated the Tigers 12-5.<\/p>\n Chapman spent the first six years of his career with the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n He then had stints with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs<\/a>, Texas Rangers<\/a>, Kansas City Royals<\/a> and Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> over 17 seasons.<\/p>\n His titles came with the Cubs (2016) and Rangers (2023).<\/p>\n Over 872 games, Chapman has gone 60-49 with a 2.50 ERA (and 372 saves).<\/p>\n GettyAroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees takes the field prior to game one of the American League Division Series against the Minnesota Twins<\/a> at Yankee Stadium on October 04, 2019 in New York City.<\/p>\n How the Red Sox perform over the next few months will be worth watching, as Chapman (and other veterans) could become available.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\n10: Joe Nathan: 377
\n9: Dennis Eckersley: 390
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 17: Aroldis Chapman #44 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Detroit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-642989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}