Albert�n Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz is a Cuban professional baseball player who is nicknamed the Cuban Missile or the Cuban Flame Thrower. A pitcher, Chapman plays Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. He has also played for Holgu�n in the Cuban National Series. Chapman bats and throws left-handed. He is listed at 6'4" tall and weighing 200 pounds. Chapman pitched for Holgu�n domestically and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team. He defected from Cuba in 2009 and signed a contract with the Reds in 2010. Chapman made his MLB debut that season. He won the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award as the best relief pitcher for July 2012, and has been named to three straight National League All-Star teams from 2012 to 2014. As of May 2013, he holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history, after throwing a 106 mph in a game, although this speed is disputed. On July 11, 2014 he broke the record, previously held by Bruce Sutter, for the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout, having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances. 

February 28th, 1988 in Holguín Province (Age 37)