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Chapman willing to play for Team USA at WBC
- Updated: May 5, 2016
2:51 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. – Aroldis Chapman has no concerns about being banned from the Cuban National Team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
And that’s because the embattled Yankees closer has another uniform in mind, that of Team USA.
Chapman recently completed the extensive process of becoming a U.S. citizen, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes and singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in an emotional ceremony at the Tampa field office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on March 29.
“It was a beautiful ceremony,” Chapman said in a one-on-one interview with ESPN.com on Wednesday. “There were about 60 of us there, and we were so happy. I had to repeat the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the national anthem, which I had never done before. I was happy, excited and a bit nervous.”
Chapman started the process of becoming a U.S. citizen two years ago in Cincinnati. He traveled to the Queen City on Feb. 22 to take the citizenship test during one of his two …
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