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Chisholm Jr named to his 2nd All-Star Game
BAHAMAS ATHLETIC PRIDE HOSTS 6TH ALL-STAR SURVIVAL
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By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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asrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr added another feather to his cap when he was selected yesterday to participate in his second Major League Baseball All-Star Game - his first with the New York Yankees. MLB announced the full rosters for the 2025 American and National Leagues for the game, scheduled for July 15 inside Atlanta’s Truist Park at 8pm. As a member of the Miami Marlins in 2022, Chisholm Jr was the first Bahamian to be selected to participate in the AllStar game. However, he was placed on the injured list after he was diagnosed
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with a right lower back strain. Chisholm Jr, 27, is back for his second selection to the team. This time, he’s healthy and looking forward to making his presence felt as a reserve at second base. Chisholm Jr, who made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Marlins before he was traded last July, will be one of three players from the Yankeees who are expected to participate in the game. He joins Aaron Judge and Max Fried on the American League roster, which will be managed by Yankees’ skipper Aaron Boone and his staff. Chisholm Jr, now playing third base, noted that he’s finally coming into his own. “I mean, it got harder once I got hurt,” Chisholm Jr said. “But, you know, I came back, got high, and, yeah, you know, felt like I worked hard for me. I felt like I earned it.” Although he made it clear that he prefers to be playing second base, Chisholm Jr has been a major factor in the Yankees’ line-up, batting .250 with 52 hits, including nine doubles, 15 home runs and driving in 38 runs (RBI) and 10 stolen bases in 59 games. In his last game in the Yankees’ 12-6 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday, Chisholm Jr, in three at-bats, cracked a homer. The Yankees will be back in action on Tuesday at 7:05pm when they host the Seattle Mariners in the first of a three-game series at the Yankee Stadium. They play the remaining two games on Wednesday
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NEW York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. looks on from the dugout after a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Thomas Skrlj/The Canadian Press via AP) and Thursday. The Yankees are currently sitting in second place in the American League with a 49-41 win-loss record behind
the front-running Toronto Blue Jays. Last year after he joined the team in July, Chisholm Jr helped the Yankees to
win the American League with a 94-68 record before losing the World Series title to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
FROM July 3-6, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) field was the epicentre of elite girls’ softball in The Bahamas, as the BAP (Bahamas Athletic Pride) programme hosted its 6th edition of The Show All Star Survival this weekend. Spearheaded by the CEO of BAP and event organiser Dachye Stubbs, the fourday event brought together the region’s top female youth talent, scouts, alumni, and fans for a dynamic blend of athleticism, competition and celebration. The tournament featured eight teams representing eight causes that impact many families in The Bahamas, including sickle cell, autism, lupus, multiple sclerosis, breast cancer, SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), mental health and domestic violence. The teams consisted of the top-ranked youth female softball players from all over The Bahamas, including the islands of Nassau, Andros, Eleuthera, Exuma, Abaco and Freeport. The representation not only fostered healthy competition but it brought awareness to these prominent challenges many face in The Bahamas. The tournament opened on July 3 with a comprehensive skills camp and athletic combine, drawing over 100 of the Bahamas’ finest youth softball players. The players were evaluated on their speed, arm strength, batting power and
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BAHAMAS 5TH AT NBA debut: ‘VJ’ Edgecombe TEAM THE CARIBBEAN AMATEUR Jr explodes for game-high 28 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS points in 93-89 loss to Jazz By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net VALDEZ “VJ” Edgecombe Jr’s debut in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia 76ers was a spectacular one on Saturday night. Unfortunately, it came at the expense of a 93-89 loss to the Utah Jazz in the start of the NBA Summer League. Edgecombe Jr, the number three overall pick in the recent NBA Draft, exploded for a game high 28 points on 13-of-27 shooting, but just missed the game-tying three. He also finished with 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals. The 19-year-old shooting guard was helped by Justin Edwards and Johni Broome with 13 points apiece while Adem Bona had 16 points and eight rebounds. But it wasn’t enough as the No.5 pick Ace Bailey ended up with eight points on 3-of-13 shooting to lead the Jazz. Kyle Filipowski added 22. There was much debate over who the 76ers would have selected in the draft,
but while Bailey opted not to go to their workout session, Edgecombe Jr was selected in that spot after he left an impression in Philadelphia. On Saturday, he showed why he was their choice. Edgecombe Jr, a native from Bimini who was selected after only completing his freshman season with the Baylor Bears, displayed his athleticism as he attacked the basket, playing on both ends of the court, offensively and defensively. His only flaw was that he needed to work on his jumper, especially from long range as he only connected on one threepointer. But once he got into the lane, he canned the mid-range jumper with consistency. And when he didn’t shoot from the outside, he managed to power inside, drilling two powerhouse slam dunks to emphasise the agility that he brings with his game. And at 6-feet, 5-inches and 180-pounds, Edgecombe Jr was able to demonstrate his ability to defend some of the much taller players he faced. With the Summer League
THE Bahamas’ team didn’t perform as well as expected at the 2025 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships at the Barbados Golf Club over the weekend. Team Bahamas, managed and coached by Richard Gibson Sr, was fifth out of a field of eight countries in the men’s division, while the ladies got sixth out of
seven. The men’s team of Richard Gibson Jr, Alexander Rowland, Alexander Dupuch, Nolan Johnson, Sebastian Iberri-Calzada and Bahamas Golf Federation president and national amateur champion Lynford Miller, shot a combined three-day total of 912 (303-306-303). Puerto Rico captured the title with 858 (281-291-286); the Dominican Republic was second with 867
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THE SPORTS CALENDAR 76ERS’ Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe Jr takes questions from the media at a press conference at the NBA basketball team’s facility, Friday, June 27, 2025, Camden, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) underway, Edgecombe with the Dallas Mavericks Jr is well on his way to and Deandre Ayton, who making an impact in the is now with the Los Angeleague when the regular les Lakers after he left the season begins in October Portland Trail Blazers last as he teams up with vet- week. Ayton, the second Bahaeran Bahamian descendant Eric Gordon, who last mian to be drafted as the week resigned to remain in No.1 pick in the NBA, follows in the footsteps of the Philadelphia as a 76er. They join former 76er, league’s first foreign-born Grand Bahamian Chavano No.1 pick, Mychal “Sweet “Buddy” Hield, who Bells” Thompson in 1978 played two years ago in by the Trail Blazers. Philadelphia before he Thompson went on to trail was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Kai Jones SEE PAGE E5
VOLLEYBALL BBSF CLASSIC THE Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation is scheduled to hold its 2025 Co-Ed Volleyball Classic over the weekend of July 19-29 at the CI Gibson Gymnasium. The event is open to all churches interested in participating. There is a registration fee per team, which consists of 12 players, including ladies. All teams must have a
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minimum of two ladies on the court at all times. The deadline for team registration is Monday, July 14 at a meeting to be held at the BBSF’s office upstairs at the Bahamas Baptist College, Jean Street. For further information, persons are urged to contact Kirk Farquharson at 422-3977 or Brent Stubbs at 4267265 for more details.
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