Aroldis Chapman Criticizes How Joe Maddon Used Him Late In World Series

(CBS) Former Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman on Friday expressed displeasure with how manager Joe Maddon deployed him in the final games of the World Series.

As the Cubs rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to win their first championship since 1908, Maddon relied heavily on Chapman in the final three games. Specifically, Chapman pointed out that he didn't think he should've been pitching in Game 6 , when he entered in the seventh inning with the Cubs holding a 7-2 lead on the Indians. Chapman pitched 1 1/3 innings in that eventual 9-3 win, and he admitted he was then tired in Game 7 a night later, when he allowed an RBI double and tying two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth before Chicago won in extra innings.

"Personally, I don't agree with the way he used me," Chapman said through a translator, the New York Newsday reported. "But he is the manager."

In Game 5, Chapman threw 2 2/3 innings and 42 pitches. He did have one day of rest between Game 5 and Game 6.

"I believe there were a couple times where maybe I shouldn't be put in the game and he put me in," Chapman said.

Chapman recently signed a five-year, $86-million deal with the Yankees, and he made the comments Friday in a conference call with reporters.

Maddon was recently questioned about his use of Chapman late in the World Series and more or less pointed to the scoreboard.

"I've done a couple interviews, and it's kind of fascinating to me, regarding the second-guessing, because again, the only reality I know is that we won," Maddon said. "That's the one reality that I do know. And we've often times in the past talked about outcome bias, with people anticipating if you'd done something differently it would've turned out better. But better than winning? I don't know what that is."