EMU alum Erik Kratz at bat for the Kansas City Royals. (Photo courtesy of Kansas City Royals)

Former EMU baseball star Erik Kratz heads to World Series

This article excerpt appears courtesy of Mennonite World Review.

On July 28, Erik Kratz was scratched from the lineup of the Buffalo Bisons AAA minor-league baseball team. The Toronto Blue Jays had just traded the Souderton (Pa.) Mennonite Church member to the Kansas City Royals.

Erik Kratz speaks with umpire Paul Emmel Aug. 31 during a Kansas City Royals game against the Cleveland Indians. Kratz hit a double in the game.
Erik Kratz speaks with umpire Paul Emmel Aug. 31 during a Kansas City Royals game. (Photo courtesy of Kansas City Royals)

Three months later, Kratz is in the World Series.

“I wish I could put it into words,” he said by phone Oct. 17 while feeding his son oatmeal on a day off.

Read the full article at Mennonite World Review