Most Royals fans would not be able to pick Mike McCartney out of a lineup.
He does not act in TV commercials. He does not get air time on Crown Vision during ballgames.
But if they were to hear his voice, that would be another matter. Kauffman Stadium visitors, used to relishing the baritone introducing “Yourrrrr Kansas City Royals,” would identify McCartney in no time at all.
McCartney is the Royals’ public-address announcer, the man in charge of calling players to the plate and reading tributes like the one the Royals did at their home opener on April 10 for pitcher Yordano Ventura, who died in a January car crash.