NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You can’t hit what you can’t see.
That seems to be the consensus whenever Aroldis Chapman takes the mound.
Sure, opposing batters sometimes get a decent piece of a mistake thrown by the Yankees’ closer, but when he really puts the pedal down, you can forget about it.
Such was the case Monday night in the opener of a pivotal series against the first-place Orioles. On in the ninth to protect a one-run lead in what would eventually be a 2-1 victory, Chapman topped out at 105.7 mph against J.