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This article <\/em>excerpt\u00a0<\/em>appears courtesy of Mennonite World Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Erik<\/a>
Erik Kratz speaks with umpire Paul Emmel Aug. 31 during a Kansas City Royals game. (Photo courtesy of Kansas City Royals)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three months later, Kratz is in the World Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I could put it into words,\u201d he said by phone Oct. 17 while feeding his son oatmeal on a day off.<\/p>\n

Read the full article at Mennonite World Review<\/a>…<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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