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Jazz Chisholm Jr.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Chisholm with the Yankees at the 2024 MLB Little League Classic
New York Yankees – No. 13
Infielder / Center fielder
Born: (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998 (age 26)
Nassau, Bahamas
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.249
Home runs77
Runs batted in228
Stolen bases99
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jasrado Prince Hermis Arrington "Jazz" Chisholm Jr. (born February 1, 1998) is a Bahamian professional baseball infielder and center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins. Chisholm signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in 2015, and made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Marlins. He has competed internationally for the Great Britain national baseball team.

Early life

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Chisholm is from Nassau, Bahamas.[1] He was drawn to baseball by his grandmother, Patricia Coakley, who played shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team; she taught him to hit at two years old.[2] Chisholm moved to the United States at 12 years old to attend high school at Life Prep Academy in Wichita, Kansas. He played basketball and football in addition to baseball at Life Prep. After high school, he returned to the Bahamas to train at a sports academy.[3]

Career

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Arizona Diamondbacks

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Chisholm signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2015 for $200,000.[3][4] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Missoula Osprey and spent the season there, batting .281 with nine home runs, 37 runs batted in (RBIs), and 13 stolen bases in 62 games played.[5][6] Chisholm spent 2017 with the Kane County Cougars, but was limited due to injury. In 29 games for Kane County he posted a .248 average with one home run and 12 RBIs.[7] He began 2018 with Kane County and was promoted to the Visalia Rawhide in July. In 112 games between both teams, he batted .272 with 25 home runs and 70 RBIs.[8] Chisholm began 2019 with the Jackson Generals.[9]

Miami Marlins

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On July 31, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Chisholm to the Marlins for Zac Gallen.[10] He was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp,[11] with whom he finished the year. Over 112 games between Jackson and Jacksonville, Chisholm slashed .220/.321/.441 with 21 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases. Chisholm was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster following the 2019 season.[12]

Chisholm was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, 2020, and made his defensive debut that night against the Toronto Blue Jays.[13] Chisholm's first at-bat was in the following game against Toronto on September 2, 2020.[2] On September 6, Chisholm recorded his first career hit at the major league level, while facing the Tampa Bay Rays.[14] Three days later, Chisholm hit his first career major league home run against the Atlanta Braves.[15]

In 2021, Chisholm made the Marlins out of spring training as the team's starting second baseman.[16] In 2021, he hit .248/.303/.425 with 18 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league second basemen, at 29.1 feet/second.[17]

Chisholm in 2022

By mid-season 2022, Chisholm was hitting for a .254 batting average, alongside 14 home runs, 45 RBIs, 39 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, and an on base plus slugging percentage of .860.[18][19] He was the National League leader at his position in on base plus slugging percentage, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, (.535) and triples (4).[19] Chisholm made the All Star Game for the first time in his career, being named the starting second baseman for the National League.[20] He became the first Bahamian-born player to make the All-Star Game roster.[21] He did not play in the game,[22] as he was placed on the injured list on June 29, due to what was then diagnosed as right lower back strain. On July 22, the Marlins stated that Chisholm had a stress reaction in his lower back, and would miss at least six weeks of the season.[23][24] On September 10, it was confirmed that Chisholm would be out for the rest of the season.[25] In 60 games that season, he hit .254/.325/.535 with 14 home runs, 10 doubles, 4 triples, 45 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[26]

The Marlins moved Chisholm to center field before the 2023 season after the team acquired Luis Arráez.[27] In 97 games for Miami, Chisholm batted .250/.304/.457 with a career–high 19 home runs, 51 RBI, and 22 stolen bases. Following the season on October 10, 2023, Chisholm underwent surgery to repair turf toe in his right foot.[28]

Through arbitration, Chisholm's salary for the 2024 season was set as $2.6 million.[29] As rumors circulated that the Marlins might trade Chisholm, the Marlins resumed playing him as a second baseman.[30]

New York Yankees

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On July 27, 2024, the Marlins traded Chisholm to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league prospects Agustín Ramírez, Jared Serna, and Abrahan Ramírez.[31][32] In his first 3 games as a Yankee, Chisholm hit 4 home runs, setting a franchise record as the first player to accomplish this feat.[33] Despite never playing the position before, the Yankees primarily played him at third base. Chisholm suffered a sprained left elbow against the Chicago White Sox on August 12, and was placed on the 10-day injured list.[34] After coming off the IL on Aug. 23, Chisholm finished the 2024 regular season batting a career-high .256 with 24 home runs, 73 RBI and 40 stolen bases.[35] In game one of the 2024 World Series, Chisholm went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two stolen bases in a 6-3, extra-innings loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. His two steals in the 10th inning tied a World Series record.[36] Chisholm finished the '24 World Series 5-of-21 for a .238 batting average with one home run and four steals.[37]

International career

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As a Bahamian, Chisholm is eligible to represent both the Bahamas and Great Britain in international competition, due to the Bahamas' status as a former British colony. He represented the Great Britain national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualification.[38][39] He did not join the team in the qualifiers for the 2023 edition in Regensburg, Germany, as they took place during the 2022 MLB season. Upon Great Britain's qualification on September 20, he announced that he would again play for Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[40] However, the Marlins did not allow him to do so.[41]

Personal life

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Chisholm was the cover athlete of MLB The Show 23, the first Marlins player to be featured as the cover star.[42]

References

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  1. ^ "Jazz hits all the right notes when giving back". MLB.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bahamian Baseball Star Jazz Chisolm Brings Magic to the Miami Marlins". islandoriginsmag. March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Paul (April 6, 2017). "All that 'Jazz': Jasrado Chisholm lives and plays to have fun for Cougars". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Piecoro, Nick (March 30, 2017). "Diamondbacks prospect Jasrado Chisholm not short on confidence". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Stubbs, Brent (December 7, 2016). "Jasrado loves the Diamondbacks system". tribune242.com. The Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Johnson, Paul (April 6, 2017). "All that 'Jazz': Jasrado Chisholm lives and plays to have fun for Cougars". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jasrado Chisholm Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Jazz Chisholm Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Diamondbacks' Jazz Chisholm: Jumps to Jackson". CBSSports.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Nick Piecoro (July 31, 2019). "Diamondbacks flip lottery ticket in prospect Jazz Chisholm for MLB-ready starter Zac Gallen". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  11. ^ Cross, Duane (August 2, 2019). "Chisholm leaves lasting first impression". MILB.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Jordan McPherson (November 20, 2019). "Marlins add top prospects eligible for Rule 5 draft to 40-man roster, DFA Wei-Yin Chen". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "Marte's homer gives Marlins 3–2 win over Blue Jays". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 1, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
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  17. ^ "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.
  18. ^ Frisario, Joe (July 11, 2022). "Injured Marlins star Jazz Chisholm Jr. won't rule out playing in first All-Star Game". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  19. ^ a b McPherson, Jordan (June 30, 2022). "Miami Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr. advances to Phase 2 of All-Star Game voting". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  20. ^ De Nicola, Christina; Ladson, Bill (July 16, 2022). "Jazz wins All-Star vote at 2B; unable to play". MLB.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  21. ^ De Nicola, Christina (June 28, 2022). "Chisholm has sights set on All-Star Game. Home Run Derby?". MLB.com.
  22. ^ "Injury keeps Jazz Chisholm Jr. from playing in All-Star Game". Miami Herald. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  23. ^ "Marlins' Jazz Chisholm has stress reaction in back, expected to be sidelined 6 more weeks". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Jazz out to become a top 5 CF in 2023". MLB.com.
  28. ^ "Marlins' Jazz Chisholm: Undergoes surgery for turf toe". cbssports.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  29. ^ "Marlins' Jazz Chisholm loses salary arbitration on birthday". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  30. ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article290221399.html
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  32. ^ Rogers, Jesse; Castillo, Jorge (July 27, 2024). "Yankees acquire OF Jazz Chisholm Jr. from Marlins for prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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  34. ^ Hoch, Bryan (August 14, 2024). "Chisholm lands on IL with sprained left elbow". MLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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  36. ^ Langs, Sarah (October 26, 2024). "Amazing facts from a classic Game 1 of the World Series". M.mlb.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  37. ^ "Jazz Chisholm Jr. Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  38. ^ Clair, Michael (September 22, 2016). "Five players to watch at the WBC qualifier". M.mlb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  39. ^ Yehuda Schwartz (December 31, 2019). "Exclusive: Jazz Chisholm Discusses Growing Up, Miami Marlins, and More". Prime Time Sports Talk. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  40. ^ Rapp, Timothy (September 21, 2022). "Marlins' Jazz Chisholm to Play for Great Britain in 2023 WBC". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  41. ^ "Marlins' Chisholm unlikely to play in World Baseball Classic | Miami Herald". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  42. ^ Lee, Joon (January 30, 2023). "Marlins star Jazz Chisholm graces cover of MLB The Show 23". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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