<P> Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz ( Spanish : ( aˈɾoldis ˈtʃapman ) ; born February 28 , 1988 ) is a Cuban - American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín . Chapman bats and throws left - handed , and is nicknamed the Cuban Missile or the Cuban Flame Thrower </P>
<P> Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz ( Spanish : ( aˈɾoldis ˈtʃapman ) ; born February 28 , 1988 ) is a Cuban - American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín . Chapman bats and throws left - handed , and is nicknamed the Cuban Missile or the Cuban Flame Thrower </P>
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Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz
Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz