Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman throws 1st bullpen of 2017

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman throws his first bullpen of spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

[beech]

Watched him pitch live in Cincinnati several times. He is frightening. Or at least he was back then.

[jimoffutt]

Effortless, in control. IDK if it's 100 +, but a thing of beauty.

[joshuawaddell]

Legend has it he once threw the seams off a ball.

[christopherbarker]

Unless you’ve faced a 90+ mph fastball how would you know how fast it is. Believe me, it’s faster than it looks!

[fuckthechinesevirus]

Who is here after Altuve hit a homerun off of him?

[Boomer-rjuv]

that's around 90-95 mph, he usually can throw over 100

[thomascasey]

he is not trying and he is still throwing it harder than the other guys

[lithgowdr]

did you noticed CC Sab on the left cages.!! legend!!

[slavicharrystyles]

That's a scary view for opposing batters. Chapman, Severino, Sabathia, and Warren. And still people say "No pitching". Like, please. The Yankees have the most underrated pitching staff in baseball. When the season starts, it will be rated one of the best.

[jaydollarz]

Who here after blowing the game against Tampa and Houston two years in a row

[dylanashe]

Its crazy, the first throw i didnt even see the ball leave his hand and while ot became easier to see the ball as the video went on, the ball was still hard to see

[blacjackdaniels]

I really despise the fact that cameras can never give you an idea of what speed is like. I’ve stood up against guys that through the ball in the low to mid 90s and it’s ridiculous. This guy throws triple digits which is literally like the ball teleporting from his hand to the mitt, but in the video it seems like it’s hittable.

[Mattyi]

People in the comments like “eh it’s his warmup it’s probably 90-95” maybe 88-90” 😂bro... that’s still gas, ever batted against a guy throwing 88+? It’s fast for sure lol, No doubt.

[Bill-uocm]

The catcher is squatting over home plate?

[gailcha]

is this normal sitting on the plate during bullpen pitching not behind?

[thomcruise]

Un zurtdo con potensia jenial Yo soy zurtdo jenial 😊😉😉😂😏😇

[SandraSantos-rpyl]

I’d be more worried about getting tattooed by that fast ball than trying to hit it

[ethancusack]

Fun Fact You didn't search for this

[harrygorman]

Last years trade was a win for everybody...Go Cubs

[aquariunneo]

Forget chapman! I want to know catchers name.