Personal
- Kapler and his wife Lisa have two sons, Chase Ty and Dane Rio.
- Kapler is well known in baseball for his extraordinary musculature. Bob Ryan once wrote a column in which he nicknamed Kapler "The Body," and mused on the fact that, traditionally, bodybuilder-type physiques have not been considered desirable for baseball players (as speed and reflexes are more important than muscle).
- In a clubhouse poll, it was once revealed that of the 25 players on the Red Sox, 24 were Republicans and Kapler was the one Democrat.
- Kapler has 11 tattoos, mostly on his legs, and his wife's name on his left shoulder.
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