Erik Kratz made his postseason debut Oct. 5, when Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell put the 38-year-old catcher in the starting lineup for Game 2 against the Colorado Rockies in the National League division series.
The decision made Kratz the oldest position player to start in his postseason debut, according to the Associated Press, since the Philadelphia Athletics' Lave Cross in the 1905 World Series.
The Telford native was drafted in 2002, made his MLB debut eight years later, has spent time in 11 systems, had just two hits last season, and considered leaving baseball 14 years ago, when, according to USA Today, he was 24 and celebrating his birthday with his father at an Applebee's in Auburn, N.