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Aroldis Chapman Discusses Potential Hall Of Fame Case originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman is well aware he\u2019s in the conversation to be a Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n

\"Closer<\/p>\n

Chapman moved into 10th all-time in saves on Monday with his 378th save, and then picked up his 379th on Wednesday in the Red Sox\u2019s sweep of the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n

With Chapman now in the top-10 in all-time saves, his name has come up in conversation as a Hall of Famer as five of the nine ahead of him have been inducted, while Craig Kimbrel is still playing. With that, the Red Sox closer hopes he will be inducted into Cooperstown when his career is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been asked that question lately, a lot,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cAt the end of the day, every ballplayer would like to be in the Hall of Fame. At the same time, the only thing that I can control right now is to go out there and keep playing, keep performing every single day, and put up numbers, and at the end of the day, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chapman is also just 10 strikeouts away from passing Hoyt Wilhelm for most strikeouts by a reliever all-time, which would also add to his Hall of Fame case.<\/p>\n

\"Aroldis<\/p>\n

Chapman is in his 17th MLB season and is an eight-time All-Star and a two-time AL Reliever of the Year.<\/p>\n

With Boston this season, Chapman is 0-1 with a 0.51 ERA in 18 games and is 12-for-12 in save opportunities.<\/p>\n

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