{"id":830906,"date":"2018-07-13T22:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T02:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=830906"},"modified":"2018-07-14T01:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T05:32:26","slug":"aroldis-chapman-chooses-to-sit-out-all-star-game-html-ddech11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/aroldis-chapman-chooses-to-sit-out-all-star-game-html-ddech11\/","title":{"rendered":"Aroldis Chapman Chooses To Sit Out All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
The New York Yankees<\/a> got good news as closer Aroldis Chapman has chosen to sit out the All-Star Game. Sure, Chapman would have loved to appear in the mid-summer classic, but giving his aching left knee, rest took priority.<\/p>\n Despite nursing the knee, Chapman has put up sterling numbers this season. He has closed out 25 of 26 save opportunities while posting a minuscule 1.38 ERA. Mostly, he has relied on improved control of his 100-plus mile an hour fastball.<\/p>\n