Aroldis Chapman, a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, has broken the long-standing career strikeout record for relievers, which was previously held by Hoyt Wilhelm.

波士頓紅襪隊的救援投手 Aroldis Chapman 打破了由 Hoyt Wilhelm 長期保持的救援投手生涯三振紀錄。

Chapman set the record during a game against the Los Angeles Angels when he recorded his 1,364th career strikeout. This achievement ends a long period where Wilhelm's record, set in 1972, remained unbeaten. However, the two pitchers used very different styles. While Wilhelm reached his total over 1,872⅓ innings using a knuckleball, Chapman achieved his milestone in fewer than 850 innings by using high-speed fastballs. The record-breaking pitch was clocked at 98.6 mph, which is lower than his career peak of 105.8 mph, but still very fast.

Chapman 在對陣洛杉磯天使隊的比賽中，記錄下生涯第 1,364 次三振，從而創下紀錄。這項成就結束了 Wilhelm 自 1972 年起一直未被超越的紀錄期。然而，兩位投手的風格截然不同。Wilhelm 使用指叉球在 1,872⅓ 局中達到此總數，而 Chapman 則使用高速速球在不足 850 局內就達成了這一里程碑。那球打破紀錄的球速為 98.6 mph，雖然低於他生涯峰值的 105.8 mph，但依然非常快速。

From a statistical point of view, Chapman has an incredible strikeout rate and the lowest batting average allowed among pitchers with at least 600 innings. Despite these strengths, his total of 383 saves currently ranks tenth in history. When comparing the top twelve relievers from the last forty years, Chapman leads in strikeout rate, whereas he trails players like Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in total saves and innings pitched. Rivera, in particular, is still considered more impactful due to his consistency in the postseason.

從統計角度來看，Chapman 擁有驚人的三振率，且在所有投球局數至少 600 局的投手中，其允許的對手打擊率最低。儘管有這些強項，他目前 383 次救援成功的總數在歷史上排名第十。當比較過去四十年的前十二名救援投手時，Chapman 在三振率方面領先，但在救援成功總數和投球局數方面則落後於 Mariano Rivera 和 Trevor Hoffman 等球員。特別是 Rivera，由於其在季後賽中的穩定性，至今仍被認為影響力更大。

These achievements may help Chapman enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is seen as a key example for modern relievers, especially since Mariano Rivera was the last relief pitcher to be inducted in 2013. Furthermore, Chapman's candidacy is supported by eight All-Star selections, two World Series championships, and his recent 2025 AL Reliever of the Year award.

這些成就可能有助於 Chapman 進入國家棒球名人堂。他被視為現代救援投手的重要典範，尤其是自從 Mariano Rivera 在 2013 年成為最後一名入選的救援投手之後。此外，Chapman 的候選資格由八次全明星賽入選、兩次世界系列賽冠軍以及最近獲得的 2025 年美聯年度救援投手獎項所支持。

Aroldis Chapman is now the all-time leader in relief strikeouts, strengthening his place in baseball history as he continues his seventeenth professional season.

Aroldis Chapman 現在是救援三振的歷史第一人，在他繼續第 17 個職業賽季的同時，更加鞏固了他在棒球歷史上的地位。