Darrin John Chapin (born February 1, 1966) is an American former professional

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, who played in

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(MLB) during the 1991 and 1992 seasons.

Career

Chapin attended

Champion High School Champion High School is a public high school in Champion Township, Ohio, United States, near Warren. It is the only high school in the Champion Local School District. Sports teams are called the Flashes, and they compete in the Ohio High School ...

, where he lettered three years in both

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and

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before graduating in 1984. He was an outstanding

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for the Golden Flashes football team and still holds the single-game passing record of 279 yards. As a basketball

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, he averaged 11

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and 7 assists per game. Additionally, he lettered all four years in

. While pitching for the Flashes, he led his team to three league championships and received All-Ohio honors in baseball in his senior year. He is the only Champion High School alumni to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). Chapin then attended

Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is a Public college, public Community colleges in the United States, community college in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Founded in 1963, it is the oldest and largest public community college within the state. Not unti ...

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, where he played for the Tri-C's Baseball team. He then enrolled at

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in Ohio and was a member of the Vikings baseball team in 1985, joining

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as the only players to play for the Tri-C's, Vikings, and MLB. The

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selected Chapin in the sixth round of the

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out of Cuyahoga Community College. He spent six years in the organization from 1986 to 1991, which included a brief stint with the big club in 1991. Chapin made three relief appearances for the Yankees and lost a decision, allowing three

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s on three

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and six walks while

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five in

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of work. In 1992, the Yankees traded Chapin to the

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for infielder

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. Chapin pitched two innings of relief in his only appearance for the Phillies, giving up three earned runs on two hits, and struck out a batter without walks. Overall, he posted a 0–1 record and a 6.14

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with six strikeouts and six walks in innings. Besides the Yankees and Phillies, Chapin played for the

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, and

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in their

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systems. In ten seasons from 1986 to 1995, he went 40–28 with a 3.48 ERA and 15 saves in 367 minor league games. In 1995, he was a

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during the ongoing strike for Cleveland during

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. He also pitched with the

Broncos de Reynosa Los Broncos de Reynosa (English: Reynosa Broncos) were a Mexican team that played in the Adolfo Lopez Mateos stadium in the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The Broncos de Reynosa played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and it was part of the Zona ...

of the

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in 1995, going 1–1 with a 1.48 ERA and three saves in 11 games. Chapin played winter ball with the

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, and

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clubs of the Venezuelan League in three off seasons, from 1990 to 1993. He had an overall record of 7–3 with a 3.92 ERA and seven saves in 38 pitching appearances, including seven as a starter. Chapin was inducted into the Champion Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. He lives in his native Warren with his wife, Liz. They have five children.

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