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The Reds wasted no time using their newest bullpen weapon, handing Aroldis Chapman his major league debut on the day he was called up from Triple-A Louisville.Chapman, for his part, wasted no time wowing his teammates and the fans at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
The 22-year-old Cuban defector came on in relief against the Brewers Tuesday night and tossed a perfect eighth inning, striking out one and retiring the side on eight pitches in Cincinnati's 8-4 win over Milwaukee.
But it wasn't the results so much as it was the way he went about it that left everyone buzzing.
Chapman, who hit 105 mph over the weekend in the minors, lit up the radar gun again in his big-league debut, topping out at 103 mph on the Reds' television broadcast.
"Aw, that was a wonderful debut. The people expected it, and they got what they heard about and read about," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "I'll tell you, when that radar gun hit 100, people went crazy. The big thing is he was throwing strikes. That was the big thing earlier in the year."
If he continues to bring that kind of velocity -- the "best fastball I have ever witnessed in 25 years of pro ball," one scout told FanHouse's Ed Price -- he could be a serious game-changer for the Reds, who will go into Wednesday seven games ahead of the Cardinals in the NL Central.
Chapman defected from Cuba while in the Netherlands last July. He signed a six-year, $30.25 million deal with the Reds in January.
Previously on FanHouse: At Second Glance, Chapman Needs Polish
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