When the Red Sox signed Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.75 million deal earlier in December, there was some concern among fans about the acquisition due to an off-field incident in 2015.
Chapman was involved in an alleged domestic violence incident with his girlfriend in October 2015. He was accused of pushing and choking his girlfriend before firing gunshots, causing MLB to suspend him 30 games even though no charges were filed.
Still, the incident and suspension caused teams to shy away from pursuing Chapman in a possible trade with the Reds at the time.