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Today's Linkster #49 · MLB

Austin Riley to Aroldis Chapman

On Monday, October 19, 2026, everyone playing the MLB Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Austin Riley to Aroldis Chapman in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through teams, but any shared college or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Austin Riley (3B, 2019–2025) Team: Atlanta Braves.
  • Aroldis Chapman (RP, 2016–2025) Teams: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers.

Seasons 2016–2025. Teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

6 players solved it on the day (1 more gave up). 2 matched par. The winning run was dannyleaden's: 2 moves in 0:14.7.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through teams alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Austin Riley
  2. Atlanta Braves Max Fried
  3. New York Yankees Aroldis Chapman

No other kind of link made it any shorter.