Aroldis Chapman says he will throw batting practice for the first time with the Yankees on Monday.

The new closer threw the 62 fastest pitches in the big leagues last season, according to Major League Baseball’s new Statcast computer system. Chapman’s fastest pitches ranged as high as 103.92 miles per hour.

In his third mound session for his new team Friday in Tampa, Chapman threw 35 pitches.

Following the acquisition of Chapman from Cincinnati in December, Andrew Miller is moving from closer to a setup role alongside Dellin Betances.

Chapman is under investigation by MLB under the sport’s new domestic violence policy for an incident at his house in Florida in October involving his girlfriend. Chapman is alleged to have fired a gun during the incident.

Prosecutors declined to file charges. Chapman has said he would appeal any suspension to baseball’s arbitrator.

Almonte contrite

Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte accepted responsibility Saturday for the failed drug test that got him suspended 80 games, but said he didn’t know how an illegal substance got into his body.

‘‘As a grown man, I'm taking all the responsibility for whatever was found in my body,’’ Almonte said, a day after his penalty was announced by Major League Baseball. ‘‘I'm just trying to think and figure out what it is. For now, I don’t really have any idea where it came from.’’

The 26-year-old outfielder said he was surprised to hear the news from MLB, and that it was difficult to address the suspension in front of his teammates at camp in Goodyear, Ariz.

When manager Terry Francona sat to talk about Almonte’s suspension, his tone was as somber as his expression.

‘‘When we get on the field, this won’t slow us down,’’ Francona said. ‘‘We'll figure it out. it will not be an excuse.’’

Almonte, who hit .264 with five home runs and 20 RBIs last season, was set to get significant time in the outfield this season. He could have competed for a starting spot in the outfield with All-Star Michael Brantley recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.

While he will spend his time away from the team preparing for the second half of the season, Almonte said he'll be rooting his teammates on from afar.

‘‘My responsibility now is to work as hard as I can to get ready and help my team whenever they need me back,’’ Almonte said. ‘‘I hope this distraction doesn’t hurt the team and one of the most important things right now for me is that the team keeps doing what they’re supposed to do.’’

Francona said he was as shocked as Almonte upon hearing the news and spoke at length with the outfielder about the positive test.

In those meetings, Francona confirmed that he and the Indians would be supportive of the outfielder and be alongside him as he works through this ‘‘sobering’’ situation.

‘‘Your team’s a little bit like a family and things don’t always go the way they’re supposed to and people make mistakes,’’ Francona said. ‘‘Through thick and thin, through good and bad, we'll try to be there for him as much as we can.’’

Though Francona feels that the Indians now have another hole in the outfield that wasn’t there previously, he doesn’t think that the team needs to look externally to find a potential replacement for Almonte.

‘‘I would say though that I'm completely comfortable with the guys that are in our camp,’’ Francona said, adding that he isn’t pushing Indians president Chris Antonetti to make any moves.

Almonte will continue to take part in Cleveland’s spring training but his routine will change.

Rather than participate in games and do baseball activities during spring workouts, he'll focus on agility and conditioning work to leave the at-bats for those competing for the opening day outfield spots.

Deep thoughts from Shields

James Shields insists he’s OK with being passed over to start on Opening Day for the Padres. He'd still like the ball over Tyson Ross, though. The competitive streak in the 34-year-old righthander doesn’t allow for anything else.

‘‘I've been in this situation before,’’ Shields said Saturday in Peoria, Ariz. ‘‘I think in 2011, David Price [in Tampa Bay] took my Opening Day start after three years. And I got it right back the next year.’’

Shields then smiled. He may be low key in the clubhouse, but on the mound he’s a ‘‘bulldog,’’ as described by teammate Casey Janssen.

When Mark Buehrle just missed reaching 200 innings last year to end a 14-year streak, Shields’s nine-straight 200-inning seasons became the longest in baseball.

‘‘I pride myself going deep in games and just posting every five days,’’ he said.

Shields did that in his first season in San Diego in 2015 that began with his seventh career Opening Day start.

But his numbers were down. He allowed 33 homers, tied for the most in the majors. His 81 walks were the most in his career. He finished 13-7 with a 3.91 ERA for a team that went 74-88.

Rookie manager Andy Green, who said he’s spent a lot of time ‘‘listening’’ to the talkative Shields in the offseason, wants him to pitch inside more.

‘‘That was something from the start we looked at and emphasized with him, ‘Hey, you've got to get in on lefties and make your changeup play better,’?’’ Green said. ‘‘I think that’s the bulk of where his problem was last year, pitch mix, pitch location.’’

D’backs ink Weeks

The Diamondbacks signed former All-Star Rickie Weeks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

Weeks, 33, spent his first 11 big league seasons in Milwaukee as a second baseman before playing outfield with Seattle last season. Weeks struggled at the plate with the Mariners, hitting .167 in 37 games before being designated for assignment in June.

He was an All-Star with the Brewers in 2011, but has hit over .230 once since then.

Weeks is a career .247 hitter with 150 homers and 439 RBIs.