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Yankees: Aaron Boone’s reaction to Aroldis Chapman’s splitter was awesome

Feb 18, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) during the first day of spring training workouts at the Player Development Complex. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Yankees fans have grown impatient with Aroldis Chapman over the past few seasons, which is only natural after back-to-back season-ending home runs in October.

If it makes you feel any better, though, Chapman clearly isn’t satisfied with himself either.

2020 was a strange year for everyone, but Chapman must’ve felt particularly dissatisfied with the season, one in which he intended to perfect a new splitter to help continue to change his pace, but never got to deploy it routinely.