Red Sox and Aroldis Chapman finalize $10.75 million, one-year contract

By The Associated Press

FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates' Aroldis Chapman pitches during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Franklin II]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed hard-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman to a $10.75 million, one-year contract. Chapman gives the Red Sox a potential closer, with incumbent Kenley Jansen on the free agent market. The 36-year-old Chapman has a 2.63 ERA with 1,246 strikeouts in his 15-season career with seven teams, and his 335 saves rank 16th in baseball history. The left-hander went 5-5 with 14 saves and a 3.79 ERA in 68 appearances for Pittsburgh this year, striking out 98 in 61 2/3 innings.