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Martin bests former Cuban teammate Chapman
- Updated: July 31, 2016
CHICAGO — Leonys Martin didn’t need a scouting report to know what was coming from Aroldis Chapman when he stepped in against the Cubs’ new fireballing closer with runners on second and third and his Mariners trailing, 1-0, in the eighth inning Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Martin swung and missed at a 100-mph fastball, took a 101-mph heater for a ball and then laced another 100-mph offering for a two-run double into the gap in left-center for the big go-ahead hit en route to a 4-1 Mariners win.
Martin and Chapman played together on the Cuban National Team before both defected and eventually wound up in Majors. So when a reporter asked Martin how much he knew about the man known as the “Cuban …
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