Despite turning 40 this past June, former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Erik Kratz is still playing Major League Baseball.
The Pennsylvania native has not donned red pinstripes since 2015, however, Kratz remains in the league as one of three catchers on the postseason-bound New York Yankees active roster — joining Gary Sanchez and Kyle Higashioka.
Kratz has appeared in more than a dozen games for the Yankees this season, but not just as a catcher. He was called upon to pitch in two different road games this week, both of which finished the game — last Sunday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park (10-2 loss) and Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo (14-1 loss).