Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Jasrado Prince Hermis Arrington "Jazz" Chisholm Jr. (born February 1, 1998) is a Bahamian professional baseball shortstop for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jazz Chisholm
Chisholm with the Miami Marlins in 2021
Miami Marlins – No. 2
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998
Nassau, Bahamas
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through May 2, 2022)
Batting average.246
Home runs24
Runs batted in76
Teams

Early life

Chisholm was drawn to baseball by his grandmother, Patricia Coakley, who played shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team; teaching him to hit at two years old.[1] He went on to represent the Great Britain national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers, in 2017.[2]

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Chisholm signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2015.[3] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Missoula Osprey and spent the season there, batting .281 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs along with 13 stolen bases in 62 games.[4][5] Chisholm played for the Great Britain national team during the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.[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 a 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

On July 31, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Chisholm to the Marlins for Zac Gallen.[10] He was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 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.[11]

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. Chisholm's first at-bat was in the following game against Toronto on September 2, 2020.[1]

In 2021, Chisholm made the Marlins out of spring training as the team's starting second baseman.[12] 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.[13]

References
  1. "BAHAMIAN BASEBALL STAR JAZZ CHISHOLM BRINGS MAGIC TO THE MIAMI MARLINS". islandoriginsmag. March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. Yehuda Schwartz (December 31, 2019). "Exclusive: Jazz Chisholm Discusses Growing Up, Miami Marlins, and More". Prime Time Sports Talk. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. Piecoro, Nick (March 30, 2017). "Diamondbacks prospect Jasrado Chisholm not short on confidence". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. Stubbs, Brent (December 7, 2016). "Jasrado loves the Diamondbacks system". tribune242.com. The Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. "All that 'Jazz': Jasrado Chisholm lives and plays to have fun for Cougars - Naperville Sun". Chicagotribune.com. November 2, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. Clair, Michael (September 22, 2016). "Five players to watch at the WBC qualifier | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  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".
  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. 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.
  12. "New-look Marlins embrace flair, Jazz Chisholm's electricity". upi.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.
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