Jasrado Prince Hermis Arrington "Jazz" Chisholm Jr. (born February 1, 1998) is a Bahamian professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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. 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.
Career[]
Arizona Diamondbacks[]
Chisholm signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2015 for $200,000. 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. Chisholm played for the Great Britain national team during the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. 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. 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. Chisholm began 2019 with the Jackson Generals.
Miami Marlins[]
On July 31, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Chisholm to the Marlins for Zac Gallen. 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.
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.
In 2021, Chisholm made the Marlins out of spring training as the team's starting second baseman. 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.
International career[]
He represented the Great Britain national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualification.