High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Albertin Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-Andorran Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Chapman bats and throws left-handed. He is listed at 6`4" (193 cm) tall and weighing 195 pounds (88 kg). He currently holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in Major League Baseball, throwing 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h). He was also clocked by one radar gun at 106 mph (170.6 km/h) in a game against Pittsburgh, although there is some controversy as to the actual speed.