New Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman met the Chicago media Tuesday and he didn’t make a great first impression. Speaking through the team’s part-time translator, quality assurance coach Henry Blanco, Chapman didn’t provide any reassurances that he’s changed since his Oct. 30 altercation with his girlfriend that wound up in a police report accusing him of choking her, pushing her and firing a gun in his garage.
Cubs president Theo Epstein said Chapman was nervous, while reporters doubted the skill of Blanco’s translations.
Chapman also spoke to ESPN’s Pedro Gomez, in Spanish, in a one-on-one interview.