Jazz Chisholm Jr New York Yankees Autographed Signed Gold Baseball – Beckett Witnessed

Description

Jazz Chisholm Jr is a Bahamian professional baseball infielder and center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. 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.

On July 31st, 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 1st, 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 2nd, 2020. On September 6th, Chisholm recorded his first career hit at the major league level, while facing the Tampa Bay Rays. Three days later, Chisholm hit his first career major league home run against the Atlanta Braves.

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.

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. On July 27th, 2024, the Marlins traded Chisholm to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league prospects Agustín Ramírez, Jared Serna, and Abrahan Ramírez.

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. 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. 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. 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. Chisholm finished the ’24 World Series 5-of-21 for a .238 batting average with one home run and four steals.

The featured Gold Baseball has been signed by New York Yankees rising star Jazz Chisholm in black. The Baseball includes an official Beckett Authentication Services serially numbered hologram for authenticity purposes. The signing of this item was witnessed by Beckett.