NEW YORK — When you think of Aroldis Chapman’s Yankees years — seven seasons over two stints from 2016 -22 — the eight-time All-Star closer’s playoff failures stand out more than anything.

Despite two memorable failures, you might not realize that Chapman’s overall postseason numbers with the Yankees weren’t far from Mariano Rivera’s. Chapman compiled a 1.71 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 21 innings over 17 playoff games from 2017-20.

What you remember is that the Cuban left-hander blew the 2019 ALCS. Regardless of whether Jose Altuve was getting the signs or not, he homered off Chapman to end Game 6, the Astros won the pennant and the Yankees’ season was over.

You remember Game 5 of the 2020 ALDS, too. Chapman was pitching in the eighth inning of a tie game, Mike Brousseau homered, the R

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