#23

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Full Name:
 

Michael John Jirschele  ("Jirsh")

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Born:  
   

March 3, 1959 
    Clintonville, Wisconsin

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Family:  

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Father: Don
Spouse: Sheri
Adult sons:  Jeremy and Justin

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As a child his family owned a bakery in Clintonville. 
He started dating his wife in high school. Her father was the high school basketball coach (Mike was the star player) and she was a cheerleader.

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Friend: Matt Erickson

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School:  

 

Clintonville High School, Clintonville, Wisconsin
Mascot: Truckers

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Playing Career:

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1977 - Drafted by the Texas Rangers (5th round).

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He played minor league baseball from 1977 to 1985 and 1987 to 1990

 

His career minor league batting average is .225.

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Coaching Career:

 

1992 - Coaching career started (GCL Royals in the Gulf Coast League).

 

2014 - Promoted to a coaching role with the Kansas City Royals.

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2015 - Won a World Series as a coach of the Royals.

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Extra:

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During the off-season he works at D. Mitchell Interiors in downtown Clintonville. 

Dan Bernstein (a journalist) claims that when Jirschele was managing the RFD Royals, he tried to distract him during a pregame interview by placing his genitals on Bernstein's tape recorder (see here). 

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Sample Heckles:

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"D. Mitchell Interiors sells poor quality furniture and the prices are too high."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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He's a base coach... don't over do it.