"BOSTON -- All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $13.3 million, one-year contract for 2026 that includes a 2027 vesting option. Chapman will be guaranteed $26 million over two years if he pitches at least 40 innings next season. The team announced the deal Sunday following a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Chapman, who earned his eighth All-Star selection this season, gets a $13 million salary next year."
"The 37-year-old Chapman is having perhaps his best year, with a career-low 1.02 ERA during his 16th major league season and first in Boston. He converted his 27th save on Sunday. "I think this guy has been great for us, and not only on the field," manager Alex Cora said before the game. "What he's done on the field is amazing.""
"After earning his 350th career save this season, the hard-throwing Chapman said his goal was to reach 400. He extended his career-best hitless streak Sunday to 15 games, the longest in club history and tied for the third-longest in the majors since 1901. Toronto's Sergio Santos was the last to go that long, in 2013. Chapman has 76 strikeouts in 53 innings this season. He hasn't given up a hit to the last 44 batters he's faced."
Aroldis Chapman agreed to a $13.3 million one-year contract for 2026 with the Boston Red Sox that includes a 2027 vesting option and a $300,000 buyout if the option does not vest. The deal guarantees Chapman $26 million over two years if he pitches at least 40 innings in 2026. The 37-year-old left-hander has a career-low 1.02 ERA, 27 saves, 76 strikeouts in 53 innings, and a 15-game hitless streak tied for one of the longest in the majors. Chapman has 362 career saves and ranks third in strikeouts by a relief pitcher.
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