NEW YORK -- Even though Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman still uses a translator for interviews, the Cuban-born fireballer understands a lot of English.
Chapman smiled Saturday listening to the media inquisition coming his way after his worst outing as a Yankee, then he kept repeating himself answering in Spanish while trying to simplify a ninth-inning meltdown in which he had no idea where his pitches were going.
"Just a bad day," Chapman said after a 7-6 Yankees survival over the Mets in which the day was saved by Chasen Shreve, the bullpen's other lefty.