BOSTON (AP) — All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman showed up for Monday's news conference wearing a T-shirt with a weight lifting dumbbell across the front and a Boston Red Sox logo in the middle.

Judging by his size and commitment to working out, it's easy to see why the 37-year-old maintains a 100 mph fastball.

“This morning at 9 o'clock he was already in the weight room,” chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said one day after the team finalized a $13.3 million, one-year contract for 2026.

“I think that that’s something you would point at when you ask how can someone throw 100 miles per hour for 15 years now and just continue to have successful season after successful season.”

Chapman's deal contains a vesting option for 2027 and would pay $26 million over two years if he pitches at leas

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