What is Jazz Chisholm's real name? Yankees star brings island nationality to MLB

Billy Heyen

What is Jazz Chisholm's real name? Yankees star brings island nationality to MLB image

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is one of the most fun players in Major League Baseball.

The New York Yankees' star plays like a guy whose name is Jazz.

Of course, that's not his real name. It's a nickname.

But when you hear his real name, it's logical that he goes by Jazz. And it certainly works for him.

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What is Jazz Chisholm's real name?

Jazz Chisholm's full name is Jasrado Prince Hermis Arrington Chisholm Jr.

Essentially, Jazz is short for Jasrado.

Where is Jazz Chisholm from?

Jazz Chisholm hails from the Bahamas.

His grandmother was a shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team, and she taught Jazz how to hit when he was 2 years old.

Chisholm moved to Wichita, Kansas when he was 12 years old and attended Life Prep Academy. 

After high school, Chisholm went back to the Bahamas to train at a sports academy.

He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2015, was traded to the Miami Marlins in July 2019 and was traded to the Yankees in July 2024.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle