Overview
- Chapman closed a 3-1 Red Sox win over the Baltimore Orioles by striking out the final batter to earn the 400th save of his major league career.
- The total places Chapman alone in ninth on the all-time saves list behind names such as Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman and Kenley Jansen.
- Chapman debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in 2010 and across 17 seasons has pitched for multiple teams while collecting nine All-Star nods and World Series rings in 2016 and 2023.
- The 38-year-old has preserved effectiveness by changing his approach and relying more on craft and durability than pure velocity, and he would need 22 saves to tie Billy Wagner or 24 to match John Franco.
- Chapman’s milestone capped Boston’s series sweep of Baltimore and gives the Red Sox a proven closer in late innings as they push toward the postseason.