Aroldis Chapman KICKED OFF The Yankees 

What are your thoughts?

This is a crazy situation. When his contract was signed, no one would've seen it end like this.

Keeping Chapman off the roster after his "performance" this season was already an easy decision but his behavior after this made it a necessity. i don't think this surprises anyone who's familiar w/the situation. he's done in NY. 🤷‍♂

He couldn’t control his fastball so he abandoned the team. Smh. Very disappointed Chappy. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass.

I feel like the game finally caught up with him. When he burst onto the scene, he was by far the most feared reliever in the game. I always thought he relied on his fastball too much and his off speed stuff has never been that great (personal opinion). But now you can find a guy on almost every team thats 95+ with ridiculous off speed stuff, and I feel like he failed to evolve so people figured him out.

I'm a giants fan. I never liked Chapman's attitude or body language seeing him in the playoffs every year, even when he played against us on the Cubs. this is the right call for the Yankees, he hasn't had a good regular season and he has choked in the playoffs for them multiple times.

YES!!! as a yankees fan my prayers have finally been answered!!

Honestly, I'm not upset. We have a scarce bullpen but at least it's filled with guys who know how to get the job done. Great video as always.

I swear, every time he gives up a homerun it seems like he's smiling.

I always said the only thing that made Chapman good / unique was his velocity. But now everyone and their mom can throw 100 mph coming out of the pen. I think he just failed to continuously keep on improving himself and didn’t think his fall would come this quick.

I was actually more surprised they didn't DFA him around the trade deadline. Completely unacceptable he didn't even bother showing up though. Likely will cost him ever being on an above 500 team again.

When your entire Arsenal is 105mph fastball … and never made any adjustments to your game …

Well atleast he wont give up another huge postseason homer this year

Thank you Chapman for 2016 👏 Cubs knew not to sign him for that money

Listen to Boone pretending to be a manager 😂😂😂

I think it was last season when the Yankees were facing the Braves and they put Chapman in with a 3 run lead if I remember correctly and the Braves almost came back and won. Probably the weirdest thing about it was how much sweat he was producing in that inning it looked like he was standing under a faucet

Chapman was a head case when his stuff was virtually untouchable. As he has aged and his velocity has dropped, his mental breakdowns are more apparent.

As an Astros fan, I'll miss him.

For the way he has performed this year, this is best for the team.

The most memorable moment I can think of about Chapman was that weird smile/smirk after he gave up the walk off HR to Jose Altuve in Game 6 of the 2019 ALCS that sent the Yankees home. Not sure what to make of that but if he can't be all in with his own team for the playoff push then he's better off taking his ball and staying home.

Once the tacky/sticky substance testing started last year, it was all over for Chapman and many others.

When the Evil Empire says, "Mandatory!" They mean it! #GoYanks!!!

The Cuban missile turned out to be a firecracker in the end. So glad he's off the lineup for the post season.

Wow, just keeps getting better and better, this players today, me,me,me... Last time I can honestly remember anything like this happening was when the Raiders center twacked out and went to Tijuana... Well he's not far from cuba

Him watching Altuve run the bases at the end is how I’ll always remember him. Lol

If any team can get him back on track and make him a good pitcher again, it’s the Dodgers! We’ll see that guy next year in LA for sure.

Listen, I was born 1953 in Broome County, NY. I have memories of the Yankees starting in 1958. I have an addition I can't escape. With all the years of championships I expect them to win every game. But wasting my time with players who blow leads makes me ill. Attitude, lack of discipline, use of bad language and not understanding their place on the team makes it impossible to watch any more. 5 hours watching a supposed to be 2 hour game is the worst. Then to lose at the end makes me want my ticket money returned. I am the fans in the stands or at home watching on TV. I personally took my family to Tampa one year just to share the experience with my daughter and son in law. We drove from Ormond beach to the stadium in far off St Pete. They won, but my kids failed to respect the experience. Drove back to Ormond beach, slept little. I takes at least 5 hours to drive across Florida, worse in Orlando area. Did it many times, patience. I don't remember the total time, except for the Yankee win it was a sad memory. Next day we stopped at Vero West, couple hours south, so Amy and Edgar could visit his family. Then my wife and myself took off for the estimated travel time of 12 hours to Key West. We stopped at Fort Lauderdale to sight see. Had the original Gump Shrimp. Then we were heading to Highway 1 from Miami, this was new area, didn't understand traffic. What I estimated as minutes took hours. When we hit the scenic areas it was to dark to enjoy. We made stops at different stores. We found a motel in Sugarloaf. Showered, saw signs not to walk around in the dark, went to sleep. The next day we did sight seeing, booked the hotel for a couple of days. Went to Key West. Parked the car, started walking around the end of the route 1 cement marker. There was a young man who did the bike buggy, so we hired him to go to the places the locals went to. This to me was all the movies I had seen and stories about Ernest Hemingway I read from his own hand with the ocean and gulf merged, the color of the water, the temperature of the water was paradise. You get only ankle deep and feel healthy all over. Few hours just taking our time, no rush. When it started to get dark we went back to the motel. Got rested, figured out how much time would be needed to see all the places we missed going there. Best day for a drive. Lots of sun. Only 120 total miles in the keys. After that it was time to get Amy and head home. I don't remember now how much time and distance we went but I tried to make memories. One trip to the old Yankee stadium in 1964. Don't remember much about that trip now. So I am an avid fan. And hate failure. Now I remember watching Whitey Ford pitching to Yogi Berra. Now I remember watching drunk players throwing up in the playing field. Everyone who thinks they are better than everyone else, forget it. You still lost.

Yes!!... no wLk off this year boys.

Just bring him to the Angels he would fit right in

He hasn't been the same since they took away the "sticky stuff"❗

Thank god (yankees fan)

Oh sweet baby Jesus, THANK YOU. I don't care where Chapman goes, literally anywhere but the Yankees is fine by me.

I remember when he used to do "the stare" and all that, pretty entertaining. He was a great pitcher and you can't argue with success even though no one thought he was a great person or anything. But if you're gonna have that kind of attitude, don't expect sympathy when you start sucking.

About time

Hey Chapman come back to Chicago! We miss you. I'll never forget when the DJ played "Smack by bitch up" when you walked out onto Wrigley and they fired him. That was so legendary on the DJs part. People are too serious.

i'm not a Yankee fan, but anyone who knows baseball and sports in general would know that glory days come to an end.

All those nightmares the Yankees have about that beautiful smile of his and the Astros being their biological daddies in action.

As a CLE fan; I’m excited to see this; with the exception of the Rajai homer in ‘16, he has been quite literally a dark cloud of pestilence for Cleveland hitters

Chapman has had some great regular seasons with the Yanks, but his defining moments will always be his failures with the Astros in 2019 and Rays in 2020. He had dominating stuff, but when the velocity regressed it was obvious that he was nothing more than a guy who threw hard with absolutely zero control. As thin as the Yanks bullpen is heading into this postseason, they will not miss Aroldis Chapman which is kind of crazy to believe.

If he had an ERA under 3 he's on the roster. They were just looking for a reason to keep him off. I don't blame them and I support it 🤣

He should take Boones advice literally and sign with Miami

Bout friggin time !

Lmao good 👌🏼

Lets not forget, this is a guy who got mad at hus wife, went into his garage and shot a gun at the wall in anger. Not somebody who seems very stable

Man, 3 teams this year straight up saying that a member of the team not being there is totally fine with them and that they will be just as strong if not better moving forward. Dodgers and Bauer. Padres and FTJ Yankees and Chapman

When Chapman grins he looks like a velociraptor.

Those “burn-ball” (100mph+) pitchers usually don’t last long. His arm is probably toast.

This was unexpected to him and like what kind of reliever he was

Chapman has always been a "over-rated prima dona". Take a hike Aroldis!!!😝😭😝😭😝😭

Honestly a bit relieved he did that as a yankees fan. I didn't want him on the playoff roster anyway but figured his contract would force him on (like hicks). Now they have an excuse to leave him off

Chapman is a legendary choker.

Greatest pitcher of all time. Teams had to cheat just to see what he would be throwing as very few could hit 105. The average umpire couldnt even see the pitch due to his extended delivery. Here is every K from 2021 - enjoy

Yay! My wish came true!

So good in Cincinnati,things with his attitude seemed to change in NY or when he got the money. He can't handle being in NY or money!

Was at Yankee Stadium last Sunday-he couldn't find the plate and got booed off the mound as he walked in a run. Adios.

Thanks for the walkoff pitch, Chapman! - Astros fans ❤

Chapman is going down like a bag of rocks thrown into the ocean.

Boon: Stay home Chap:(´ー｀)

I think there are also some questions about how all-in Cashman is as well... The Yankees could really use a Luis Castillo right about now...

Chapman was one of a kind. In all ways.

So glad Chapman failed to show and got booted from the team. That made it a slam dunk decision for Boone to leave Chapman off the playoff roster, which would have been the right thing to do anyway. I still remember all the critical playoff games he blew - not just for the Yankees. It happened when he was in Chicago too in 2016 where he blew saves in World Series games 1 and 7, and them blames the manager Joe Madden. He hasn't been reliable in years.

1:38 God bless Aaron Boone. He could have come across as a real adult, showing displeasure, but still called him by his Little League nickname.

When the agent has NO COMMENTS, you know you messed up.

2:20 for a split second I thought that was John Bones Jones

This dude was a monster back in the day…

Dope. Come to Boston and stick it to Ny 🤘

Could not have happened to a better person

Give the Yankees credit that he wasn’t there WORST reliever so he had some post season value for example if they were up by 3 or more and still kicked him out to set an example.

Altuve broke him in Game 6 of the '19 ALCS and he hasn't been the same since.

They saved his overrated behind the embarrassment of blowing another crucial save😂

No surprise his walk ratio was way too high this year.

u made a video on how Chapman has not been the same since MLB set protocols on foreign substances earlier this season he missed time from a tattoo injury & now this incident - he obviously no longer wants to be in NY & probably ineffective without sticky stuff

Oh I thought I saw him at carnival 😂😂😂. Gotta get your priorities straight rude boy

Freedom!

He did not want to face Altuve again in the post season.

Good for the Yankees. It shows they have stones and sets an example for all sports teams ... that inmates do not run the institution!

honestly for the best

This how you gotta do the Yankees give them the same energy, he wasn’t about to get on a plane for shit

Good!

What a career

Chapman saw the handwriting on the wall! He wasn't going to be on the postseason roster. So why make an unnecessary trip to NY?? He knew he was done with the Yankees!

He missed a mandatory workout. You would think that in light of his less than stellar performance this year he might want to display a more professional attitude. Goodbye Aroldis, it's been nice knowing you.

His control has gone from excellent to God awful.

He knew he probably wouldn’t be put in the post season roster so he just didn’t show up unless they could guarantee him a spot and they said no so he said see ya I’m already fully paid . Players don’t get paid for post season but however they do receive bonus money depending how far they go

wow. damn!

Shouda been gone 2 years ago!

It's can't miss for both sides, We can stop throwing things at our televisions every time Boone goes to him, as Yankee die hards, and Chapman walks away from baseball with some rings and over 100 mill evaluation.

Who else is going to hang breaking balls to the Astros?

GOOD YOB 👀✌️

So so happy

He got paid so in the end I'm sure he isn't shedding any tears over this. As a mater of fact, I'm pretty sure he was in partying with his peoples and is now relieved he doesn't have to rush back to the hell hole many call New York.

Wow shocking/sad he had that crazy fastball

Damn. Was looking forward to the Astros knocking some dingers off him again. :(

This is the best thing that could have happened to the Yankees. The best way to lose in the playoffs is to rely on your "closer." Let the closers get you there and then watch from the bullpen, legs propped up, smoking cigars. In this case he wasn't even helpful in the regular season - how many late game homers would he have given up in the postseason?

He's an albatross. The Yanks started their swoon when he rejoined the team after the All Star Break.

SFGiants Camilo Doval is throwing 104mph...

He’s only devoted to himself. He’s a mercenary hired gun. Look how many teams he’s played for over the years.

I am beyond thankful for renting him in 2016, Cubs wouldn’t win a ring without him. They had NO BULLPEN. That being said, he’s been pretty bad since Maddon wore him out that playoff run. He never seemed to fully recover.

Good thing he is going to be a free agent... see ya

Going to hang out with Leveon Bell?