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Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: Mike Jirschele stops by to talk Royals’ biggest plays

Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain (6) heads for home as third base coach Mike Jirschele waves him on after Eric Hosmer hit a triple in the seventh inning during Monday’s baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 20, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain (6) heads for home as third base coach Mike Jirschele waves him on after Eric Hosmer hit a triple in the seventh inning during Monday’s baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 20, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Star

Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears, our subscriber-exclusive podcast, is rolling again this week, this time with Mike Jirschele. You can listen here.

New to the show? Here’s what we’re doing:

We are constantly trying to think of new ways to deliver you information, entertainment or something else you won’t get anywhere else. Part of that is evaluating how you and I can connect. My hope is this can be one more way — a podcast you can listen to whenever and wherever you like.

This week, baseball’s return-to-play proposal has us thinking about the 10 best things about the sport’s return, we take listener questions on the Chiefs and we talk to Mike Jirschele about his part in two of the most important plays in Royals history.

Join us every Friday for behind-the-scenes access to interviews with Kansas City’s coaches, fans and reporters. We’ve talked with Bill Self, Mike Matheny and Mayor Quinton Lucas. You can get all the episodes in one place right here.

This story was originally published May 15, 2020 at 11:54 AM.

Sam Mellinger
The Kansas City Star
Sam Mellinger was a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He held various roles from 2000-2022. He has won numerous national and regional awards for coverage of the Chiefs, Royals, colleges, and other sports both national and local.
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