Without Aroldis Chapman, the Chicago Cubs don’t win the World Series in 2016. But the powerful left-hander also allowed perhaps the most harrowing home run in the team’s storied history – Rajai Davis‘ game-tying blast in the eighth inning of Game 7.
After allowing that home run, Chapman was visibly upset in the Cubs clubhouse. Of course, the team rallied after a brief rain delay, relegating Davis’ blast to the ‘what if’ archives of baseball lore. Unfortunately for Chapman, the home run he allowed to Jose Altuve in the ninth inning Saturday night ended the New York Yankees’ season as the Houston Astros advanced to their second World Series in three years.