Aroldis Chapman has been removed as the New York Yankees’ closer.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Saturday that Chapman is out as closer but will be used in other roles to see if that helps the southpaw improve.
Girardi said Chapman no longer the closer. Will use him st "different" points to "try and get him right." Chapman was on board with it
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) August 19, 2017
The move appeared imminent. After Chapman fared poorly against the Red Sox on Friday night, Girardi refused to commit to the reliever as the team’s closer. Now he has made it official that Chapman is out.
Chapman has allowed runs in each of his last four appearances. Friday’s outing was his first since hurting his hamstring on Tuesday. Perhaps he needs more of a break before being thrown into such high-stress situations again.
