OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - After 17 seasons with the Omaha Storm Chasers and 48 years in professional baseball, Mike “Jirsch” Jirschele is retiring.

The Kansas City Royals made the announcement Friday, calling him “the all-time winningest manager in Omaha franchise history,” with 1,214 wins on his record. He served as the 14th manager for the Triple-A Omaha baseball team for 2,454 games — a franchise record, and 31% of the club’s history.

“‘Jirsch’ led Omaha to four division titles, three league championships and one national championship,” Friday’s news release states.

“I’m grateful for every day I was in Omaha, Omaha was my second home. I enjoyed working with all the kids that came through and all the different staffs I’ve had. I got to meet a lot of really nice, really good people in Omaha

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