PITCHER THIS!
Yank ace Chapman’s 150G ‘monster’ Jeep
Aroldis Chapman will soon be cruising the streets of New York in style, and he’ll be hard to miss.
The Yankee closer is the new owner of a custom-made Jeep six-wheeler lined with black Kevlar on the outside and red fabric on the inside, along with Chapman’s “The Cuban Missile” logo.
“The thing is an absolute monster,” Joe Ghattas, the owner of South Florida Jeeps, told The
Post. “It’s huge, it’s loud and it’s just offensive to all the senses.”
Chapman came into the shop, which specializes in custom jobs, two months ago and was looking for “something really wild,” Ghattas said. For a price of $150,000, as TMZ first reported, the shop provided just that.
Ghattas threw plenty of ideas at Chapman, who was all for them. The hurler added his own touch, with the request for a Kevlar lining.
Ghattas and his crew cut the frame of a Jeep in half, extended it by four feet, added an extra axle and built out the rest of the SUV by hand. It has a twin-turbo diesel engine with 600 horsepower.
“He came and test-drove it the other day,” Ghattas said.
“He doesn’t speak a whole lot of English but he was smiles from ear-to-ear.
“He said, ‘It’s f--ing awesome!’ ” South Florida Jeeps has also made custom rides for former Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside and reality star Scott Disick, among others.
Flamethrower Chapman, 32, who’s been bulking up for the 2020 season, is expected in New York this week as the Yankees report for a second spring training on Wednesday.
Ghattas said Chapman plans to bring the truck with him, and while there may not be a chance for off-roading — with six-wheel drive, it is “unstuckable,” Ghattas said — he should be well protected getting to Yankee Stadium.