Wednesday, July 27, 2016

New Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman arrives to a mixed reaction (Yahoo Sports)

CORRECTS TO RELIEVER- Chicago Cubs reliever Aroldis Chapman, center, listens to a question as he meets reporters before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Cubs Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Star closer Aroldis Chapman joined the Cubs on Tuesday, arriving to a mixed reaction in Chicago and saying he couldn't remember what management told him about off-field expectations and behavior. When the Cubs announced the trade with the New York Yankees on Monday, the team released a statement from Chairman Tom Ricketts saying they were aware of his 29-game suspension to begin the season under Major League Baseball's new domestic violence policy. Ricketts said he and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein talked by phone with Chapman before the deal was completed and ''shared with him the high expectations we set for our players,'' adding that Chapman was ''comfortable'' with them.


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