Miami Marlins General Manager Kim Ng announced during the team’s Spring Training finale Sunday that Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be the Marlins Opening Day second baseman. This was the only true position player battle the Marlins had this spring, and the younger, less experienced candidate has come out on top.
Even though Isan Díaz seemingly had the upper hand coming into camp and showed promise through his first few games, Jazz’s performance during Grapefruit League play was too overwhelming and it forced the Marlins hand. After struggling in early March, Jazz came on late and ended up putting together some really nice numbers.