S2 Ep2098: PLAY BALL Dan Hirshberg with Jim Riggleman

Radio St. Pete Podcast Archive · Jun 5, 2026 · 35m

In this episode of PLAY BALL with Dan Hirshberg, he catches up with Jim Riggleman, a manager and coach in the major leagues for 13 seasons which was highlighted by his leadership in taking the Chicago Cubs to a Wild Card spot in a memorable 1998 season that included one of his players, Sammy Sosa, in a clash with Mark McGuire to see who would break Roger Maris' single season home run record. In all, Jim, who was a minor leaguer in the St. Louis Cardinals system, fell short of the making the majors as a player. However he did go on to make it to the majors as a coach and a manager with five…