Episode 106 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Our guest is professional baseball player Jimmy Govern. Jimmy is a 2015 graduate of Libertyville High School and currently in the Kansas City Royals organization. 

We talk to Jimmy about being at home and staying in shape during the coronavirus pandemic (2:00), his rapid rise from college baseball All-American to the Triple-A level (4:10), the mental side of the game (14:50) and how having a father as a golf pro helps with baseball (19:30).

After the interview, Jon and Joe react to conversation with Jimmy, and give the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and impact on the Lake County sports scene (24:30).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.