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Effectively Wild Episode 614: 2015 Season Preview Series: Kansas City Royals

by Ben Lindbergh
February 13, 2015

Ben and Sam preview the Royals’ season with Kansas City Star Royals beat writer Andy McCullough, and Sahadev talks to KC Star columnist Sam Mellinger (at 25:53).

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