Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 12:35 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. stood at first base in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 6-5 win Saturday night, reading the game in front of him, calculating whether there was a chance for him to swipe second.He represented the winning run in the Yankees’ seesaw clash with the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Reaching scoring position was paramount.Finally, with Anthony Volpe in a full count against Michael Lorenzen, Chisholm let first-base coach Travis Chapman know it was time.”Hey, I might go here,” Chisholm told Chapman. “He might bury one now.”Sure enough, Chisholm dashed for second as Lorenzen buried a sweeper in the dirt to strike out Volpe. He got…
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