Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton praised the historic "Cubasan Missile" Aroldis Chapman (36) as "a sense of fame."

Coach Shelton said in an interview ahead of the home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time), "It's special that I've always witnessed such history," about Chapman's record achievement.

Chapman struck out in an away game against the Atlanta Braves on June 30, recording a career-high 1,197 strikeouts, breaking Billy Wagner's record for the most strikeouts in the left-hander bullpen.

"He showed great pitching despite his poor knees. His fastball speed reached 103 miles. It's great to be with him at this historic site," Shelton said of watching Chapman's record.

Chapman is a veteran who played 15 seasons in the Major League. He has been the league's best closing pitcher for many years with a total of 324 saves.토토사이트

Contributed to winning the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and the Texas Rangers in 2023.

Shelton praised his experience, saying, "I think the experience of winning the World Series is very important in that I've experienced the last game of the year."

In addition, he highly appreciated Chapman's preparation. "He is thirty-six veteran, but he prepares as hard as other players in the clubhouse. This is an example for young pitchers as well. It makes them realize that they have to work hard to stay here for a long time," he continued.

After recruiting Chapman from his team, he said he asked Kansas City Royals coach Matt Quatra, who worked with Tampa Bay, about Chapman's personality. "I think the last game was a demonstration of who he was. It started at 11:35 a.m. (Earlier than usual) and the weather was extremely hot. On top of that, he hurt his knee during the game the previous day. Still, he came out to the stadium and said, "I'm okay. From this, I can see how much he thinks of his teammates. I think he sent a very important message to other players sitting in the bullpen," he said of the veteran's presence.

"I think so," Shelton said when asked if he thought Chapman was a Hall of Famer. "I think he should be in the Hall of Famer considering the historic performance he's recorded and the victories he's made," he said emphatically.

He is one of the best relievers on the mound, but whether Chapman, who had privacy issues, will be able to enter the Hall of Fame remains to be seen in the distant future.

Chapman caused a stir in 2015 by threatening his girlfriend he lived with and firing a pistol in the process. Although he avoided judicial punishment because there was no evidence of assaulting his girlfriend directly, the Major League Baseball Secretariat suspended him from 30 games for violating the Convention on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Sexual Violence.

In 2022, when he was a member of the New York Yankees, he was excluded from the postseason roster due to his unauthorized absence from team training ahead of the postseason.

It's not clear if he will be able to go to Coopertown with this history, but his glove heads to Coopertown.

The Hall of Fame announced on its official social media that it would display the glove Chapman used at the moment of the record breaking at the Hall of Fame Museum.