Columnist Sam Mellinger is leaving the Kansas City Star for a job with the Kansas City Royals
Mellinger has been with the Star since 2000, going from covering high school sports to the paper's main sports columnist.
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Reds’ Nick Castellanos interrupts another somber moment during a broadcast with a home run
We've heard "There's a drive into deep left-center field..." previously during a serious monologue.
Jason Benetti educates Steve Stone on Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. during White Sox broadcast
"We had a rusty nail to play with."- Steve Stone on growing up
Someone was caught living out everyone’s dream by playing Mario Kart on the Kansas City Royals’ Jumbotron
White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti serenaded Royals’ pre-game host Joel Goldberg with One Direction
This wasn't your standard pre-game visit with an opposing team's broadcaster.
Blue Jays try to copy Padres’ weather tweet thanks to roof, then have game canceled anyway thanks to falling ice
The Jays' "our game will be played as expected" tweet bragging about their roof wound up going wrong thanks to falling ice punching a hole in that roof.
Twins’ broadcaster Torii Hunter kept mocking a fan who missed a home-run catch
Hunter just wouldn't let this missed catch go.
