Jazz Jr. 20/20 so close

Jazz Jr. 20/20 so close; ask any Bahamian if they thought he would have gotten 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases? They all would have told you yes! But, ironically, 2020 was the year He made his MLB debut, much to the delight of local MLB fans. 

For the most part, He was signed by the DBacks in 2015 and made a sprint for the MLB, letting nothing stand in his way as he kept his eyes on the prize. Finally, after that trade to the Marlins saw The Kid get the MLB called up on September 1st, 2020. 

Above all, 2021 was a fresh start to his MLB career. Hoping that he would win an opening day spot on the team. Hence the two-players race for that spot was tense from spring training. So, bringing his 2020 excitement into spring training; He hit a home run in his first at-bat. 

In short, the battle was tense to the end, before Jazz Jr won the starting job, much to our delight. 

2021 MBL Season:

Coupled with being the first player from the Bahamas to make an MLB team opening day roster since 73. “Edison Armbrister.” Locals were buying Marlins games tickets and making ready-to-watch Jazz play live in Miami. 

Jazz’s Marlins vs. Antoan Richardson and the Giants

In the meantime, with travel restrictions still in place, more local fans took weekend trips to watch the Marlins games. As for my Me and wife, we picked the Marlins vs. the Giants games for a good reason. 

What an awesome treat to watch Jazz’s Marlins vs. Giants 1st base coach, Antoan Richardson; players I saw playing the game as kids are now all grown up and in the MLB. 

Jazz Jr. 20/20 So Close:

Marlins Jazz Jr Photo by Mathew Carper.

2021 season, local fans started making bold predictions of a 20/20 plus season. Most were looking for a 20/30 season. 

With a hot start to the season, the excitement grew when locals watched Jazz’s every Marlins game. Jazz’s speed & power was surprising to many. However, we were expecting that from Jazz. So, whether watching him live, in-person, online, or on TV, it was such joy to watch the Kid swing & run the bases. 

18/23, oh so close to that 20/20 plus season. To this end, it seems that the whole World was pulling for Jazz’s 2020 season. However, he was two home runs short, but what a year he had with over 100 hits with great speed on the bases. 

Plus, a treat to see him run the bases every time he got on base. 

Speed on the base paths. Jazz Chisholm Jr c/o Miami Marlins Twitter

And so, to that end, we say thank you, Jasrado Chisholm Jr, for the joy and fun brought to the game by you and all of the young up-and-coming MLB players. 

Thank you, Kid Jazz, 242 to the World!!! 

Jeff Francis

Jeffrey was born on April 29th, 1961, in Nassau, Bahamas to Rejoiner Ann Rolle and Jerome James Francis Etienne. Married to Andrea G. Rolle-Francis, they have two daughters; Janae Latoya Francis, a graduate of Allegany College of Maryland, and Jessica Lee Francis a graduate Potomac State College West Virginia University in Kyser West Virginia. Jeffrey was coaching the sport of baseball from 1980 at the age of 18 years old because he loved the sport as a kid. He started listening to the game over the radio out of Miami Florida in the late 60s and in the early 70s started playing the game locally in various local leagues right up to the premier senior league; a league where all of the current Bahamian minor leaguers played. In 1982, Jeffrey had an invite to a three day tryout with the New York Yankees in Hollywood Florida, which was an awesome experience that is lasting a life time memory for him. Jeffrey has been following the Bahamian baseball players in the minor leagues since 1999 with Angelo Burrows, but found greater interest with the signing of Antoan Richardson in 2005. He also writes a year end review on their play on his Facebook page, Baseball Bahamas, and he has a website with the same name. He has a great following and would love to expose the baseball players to a bigger worldwide audience. He has a good relationship with all the players because he personally coached most of them. His favorite MLB Team is the Detroit Tigers from 1969.