The Red Sox have asked Aroldis Chapman to record four or more outs only once this season. He has done so just twice in the past two years.

As of Saturday, Chapman’s team is chasing a playoff spot for the first time in four years. The Red Sox currently hold the second American League Wild Card, so he could be asked to pitch deeper into games in case of emergencies

«It starts with the medical staff,» said manager Alex Cora on Saturday. «They will let us know where they are at, as far as, like, two out of three, three out of four, five to seven. We try to avoid that, you know, for now. And he will come in and be like, ‘Hey, I feel great today, regardless if I went two.’ We got to play smart.»

Aroldis Chapman pitched more than one inning in 2025 only once, during a recent trip to Philadelph

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