Aroldis Chapman has earned fame and fortune in the U.S. since defecting from Cuba in 2009.
Now he wants to get something else — his U.S. citizenship.
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The New York Post reports that the new Yankees closer began the process of becoming a U.S. citizen last year.
“I am in the process right now,’’ Chapman told The Post Friday.
Chapman, of course, defected from the Cuban national baseball team during a 2009 tournament in Europe, and petitioned MLB to become a free agent.