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New York Yankees Remove Aroldis Chapman As Closer

Yankees manager Joe Girardi told media members, including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch, that Aroldis Chapman has been removed as the team’s closer. They now do “not necessarily” have a primary closer and will be using certain pitchers based on certain matchups.

Joe Girardi said he will use Aroldis Chapman "at any point." The Yankees do "not necessarily" have a set closer.

— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 19, 2017

The Yankees will likely employ a mix of Dellin Betances and David Robertson at the back-end of the game.