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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025
‘Jazz’ shines again By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
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f the New York Yankees’ spring training is any indication, Major League Baseball (MLB) pro Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr will be a force to be reckoned with at second base for the upcoming MLB season. Chisholm Jr smashed his second homer of the Yankees spring training
‘BUDDY’ SCORES 15 OFF THE BENCH TO HELP THE WARRIORS WIN By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
Hits his 2nd home run in Yankees spring training JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr in action in Yankees spring training. (AP)
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yesterday in the team’s 9-7 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies at the BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida. The Bronx Bombers had control of the game through three innings with a three-run lead. “Jazz” entered the scoring barrage early for New York. He sent Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker’s fastball 387 feet to the right centre field for his second homer of the Yankees spring training. Chisholm’s two-run shot allowed Yankees’ left fielder Jasson Dominiguez to score and put the Yanks in charge 3-0 at the top of the third. He was involved in the action again at the top of the fourth inning. He singled to right field which put Dominguez in the position to score his
second run and helped first baseman Cody Bellinger to move to third base. The Yankees were in the driver’s seat eight runs to none at the top of the sixth inning before a five-run seventh inning by the Phillies shifted the score 9-7 to close out the matchup. ‘Jazz’ had a solid game against the Phillies. He finished batting 2-for-3 with a homer, one run scored and 3RBIs (runs batted in). This was Chisholm’s second game with a home run during the Yankees Spring Training run. He went yard in New York’s 6-5 loss against the St Louis Cardinals earlier this month. He connected on a fastball from Cardinals pitcher Andre Callante to put the Yankees ahead 2-1 at the top of the third inning in that game.
Chisholm Jr is batting .173 with two homers, seven runs scored and six RBIs during the 15 games played for the Yankees Spring Training. With the 2025 MLB season just a week away, ‘Jazz’ seems poised to have another great season. This time around the versatile baseball pro will be making his return to second base for the first time since his tenure with the Marlins. He will move to his natural position after playing at the “hot corner” in his first season with the Yankees. Despite it being the first time he played at the position in his career, the 27-year-old turned some heads in his new role last season. He had arguably the best statistical output of his career in the Big
Apple. He played in 46 games for the Yankees and batted .273 with 48 hits, 11 homers, 23 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Additionally, he played in 147 games, the most of his career, and batted .256 with career highs of 74 runs, 24 homers, 73 RBIs and 40 stolen bases. He closed out last season with a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series but made history as the second Bahamian to make it to that stage and the first Bahamian to hit a homerun at the World Series. As for MLB Spring Training, the Yankees will take on the Baltimore Orioles tonight at 8:05pm at the Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. The 2025 MLB Season begins on March 27.
AS the Golden State Warriors’ playoff push continues in the Western Conference, Grand Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) pro Chavano “Buddy” Hield has put up some steady numbers off the bench. Hield led the bench unit in scoring on Tuesday night in the Dubs 104-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Chase Centre in San Francisco, California. He scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. He shot 5-for-7 from the field and nailed four threes in the contest. The Warriors, who played without the services of star point guard Stephen Curry, handed the Bucks their second straight loss and improved to 40-29 (win/loss record) on the season for the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Jimmy Butler III, who was acquired from the Miami Heat at the trade deadline, led all scorers with 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in 37 minutes. Brandin Podziemski returned from injury and was slotted in the starting unit to replace Curry. He pitched in 17 points to pair with seven rebounds and shot 60 per cent from the
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SHANNON HANNA II SET TO COMPETE AT NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN wrestler Shannon Hanna II is making his presence felt on the collegiate scene for the Campbell University Fighting Camels. The 24-year-old collegiate wrestler is gearing up to compete at the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) DI Men’s Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, from March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Centre. It is Hanna’s third time qualifying for the wrestling showdown since earning the first qualification of his collegiate career during the 2021-22 season. The Campbell University graduate student will compete as the number 17 seed and will open the tournament against Lock Haven University’s Wyatt Henson
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THE SPORTS March CALENDAR TRACK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH all of the schools having completed their track and field championships, the focus of attention will now switch to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National High School Track and Field Championships. Under the theme: “Breaking Limits,
Achieving Greatness,” the three-day event is all set to be held from Thursday (today) to Saturday at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium with athletes with special disabilities competing in their own categories along with the various age group competition. The Ministry of Sports in conjunction with the
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