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This is The Home Stand, an official Royals podcast. With a brand-new episode dropping at the beginning of each Royals homestand, our host, Carrie Lippert-Gillaspie will invite Royals players and special guests to dive into personal stories, baseball, and all things Kansas City. Tune into these unique discussions, join the conversations by using the hashtag #TheHomeStandPodcast on social media, and don’t forget to Bring Out the Blue!

An intimate portrait of a tortured player, this biography culls interviews, letters, and the personal account of baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens. Touted from a young age as the next Reggie Jackson, Aikens' promising career quickly turned disastrous when he fell into drug abuse and was ultimately sentenced to the longest prison sentence ever given to a professional athlete in a drug case.