With only 12 games to go in the regular season, the Yankees are getting Chapman back just in time before the postseason. His return has the team back at full strength as they look to secure home field for the Al Wild Card game against the A’s October 3rd. Similar to Judge who went 0-4 in his return Tuesday night, Chapman might be rusty in his first couple games back but the good thing is he should have enough time to get back into a rhythm over these final two weeks.
The Yankees need Chapman back because as we’ve seen over the last couple weeks the bullpen has been a little shaky closing out games.