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Aroldis Chapman Acquired by Yankees in Five-Year, $86 Million Deal
By TYLER KEPNERDEC. 8, 2016

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Yankees fulfilled the main objective of the off-season late Wednesday night, agreeing with closer Aroldis Chapman on a five-year, $86 million contract. The deal reunited the Yankees with the hardest-throwing pitcher in baseball after they traded him to the Chicago Cubs last July.

The deal was confirmed by a person briefed on the agreement who requested anonymity because the deal had not been completed. Chapman must pass a physical to make it official.

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