Jazz Chisholm Jr.

CTL-E-5987 · Person · other · 1998–present

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Combined Graph record U-07223 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5987.

Jazz Chisholm Jr., born Jasrado Chisholm Jr. on 1 February 1998 in Nassau, Bahamas, is a Black Bahamian infielder for the New York Yankees and the most accomplished Bahamian player in major league history. Taught to hit at age two by his grandmother Patricia Coakley, a shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team, he moved to Kansas at twelve for high school, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in 2015, and debuted for the Miami Marlins on 1 September 2020. In 2022 he became the first Bahamian-born player selected to an MLB All-Star team, and he was the cover athlete for MLB The Show 23. Traded to the Yankees in July 2024, he produced his best season in 2025 with 31 home runs, 80 RBIs and 31 stolen bases, earning a second All-Star selection and a Silver Slugger Award. In 2026 he hit 19 home runs with 41 stolen bases in 137 games, and he became a free agent after the Yankees' Division Series loss in October 2026.

The record

• Also known as: Jasrado Chisholm Jr., Jazz Chisholm

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Sources

• FOX Sports, "Jazz Chisholm Jr. Adamant About Wanting To Stay With Yankees After Rays Sweep" (October 2026) — Yankees second baseman, a free agent after the 2026 ALDS loss to Tampa Bay; 2026 regular season: 19 home runs, 55 RBIs, 41 stolen bases, .231/.312/.399 in 137 games; 2025: 31 home runs, 80 RBIs, 31 stolen bases with All-Star and Silver Slugger honors; Chisholm quoted on growing up a Yankees fan in the Bahamas — https://foxsports.com/stories/mlb/jazz-chisholm-jr-free-agency-yankees-contracts-payroll (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, "Jazz Chisholm Jr." — born 1 February 1998, Nassau, Bahamas; Miami Marlins (2020–2024) and New York Yankees (2024–present); MLB debut 1 September 2020; All-Star in 2022 and 2025; statistics through 2026: .245 average, 127 home runs, 363 RBIs, 171 stolen bases — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Chisholm_Jr. (build store)
• The Sporting News, "Jazz Chisholm Jr. hometown: Bahamian roots" — born and raised in Nassau; moved to the United States for high school in Kansas; one of nine MLB players from the Bahamas and the only Bahamian All-Star; represented Great Britain in World Baseball Classic qualifiers — https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yankees/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-hometown-college-bahamian-roots/e226cd3d7561d4b09b942195 (build store)
• TheCityCeleb, "Jazz Chisholm Jr. Biography" — full name Jasrado Hermis Arrington Chisholm Jr.; born 1 February 1998, Nassau, Bahamas; ethnicity listed as Black Bahamian; first Bahamian-born MLB All-Star (2022) — https://www.thecityceleb.com/biography/public-figure/sportsperson/jazz-chisholm-jr-biography-age-net-worth-height-stats-girlfriend-parents-team-awards/ (build store)

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