Please answer the following question: Facts: - statyear: august 18 , 2015 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts saves - number: 54 - position: relief pitcher - statvalue: 18 -- 20 2.23 519 137 - caption: chapman pitching for the reds in 2011 - throws: left - bats: left - debutdate: august 31 - debutteam: cincinnati reds - width: 250 - team: cincinnati reds - birth date: 28 february 1988 - name: aroldis chapman - image: achapman.jpg - birth place: holguin province , cuba - debutyear: 2010 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of aroldis chapman .
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albertin aroldis chapman de la cruz -lrb- ; born february 28 , 1988 -rrb- is a cuban professional baseball player who is nicknamed the cuban missile or the cuban flame thrower .a pitcher , chapman plays major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- for the cincinnati reds .he has also played for holguin in the cuban national series .chapman bats and throws left-handed .he is listed at 6 ' 4 '' -lrb- 193 cm -rrb- tall and weighing 215 pounds -lrb- 98 kg -rrb- .chapman pitched for holguin domestically and internationally for the cuban national baseball team .he defected from cuba in 2009 and signed a contract with the reds in 2010 .chapman made his mlb debut that season .he won the mlb delivery man of the month award as the best relief pitcher for july 2012 , and has been named to four straight national league all-star teams from 2012 to 2015 .he holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in mlb history at 105 mph -lrb- 169 km/h -rrb- , and also reached 106 mph -lrb- 170.6 km/h -rrb- in another game , although this speed is disputed .on july 11 , 2014 he broke the record , previously held by bruce sutter , for the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout , having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances .chapman 's streak began on august 21 , 2013 , and lasted 49 consecutive games over two seasons , with the 49th and final game being on august 13 , 2014 .on july 19th , 2015 he became the fastest pitcher in mlb history to reach 500 strikeouts .