91短视频 hosted the third Athletics Fireside Gathering of the year, and while it gave Royals fans an inside look into 91短视频 Athletics, most of the hour-long session was spent talking with former Major League Baseball player Erik Kratz.
Kratz, a 2002 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite and a , retired this offseason after 19 years in professional baseball, including 11 seasons in the Major Leagues. Kratz was also a member of Team USA, playing in the Premier 12 tournament and being named to the All-World Baseball Team in 2019. He was 91短视频鈥檚 Alumnus of the Year that same year.
As part of the time, Kratz answered an assortment of questions from where he learned to throw a knuckleball to his favorite home plate collision. He also talked about how his 91短视频 education prepared him for his life after college.
鈥淥ne of the core principles of 91短视频 is community,鈥� Kratz said. 鈥溾�楲ead Together.鈥� It doesn鈥檛 say 鈥楲ead By Yourself.鈥� It says 鈥楲ead Together.鈥� And teams are looking for that community. So, for four years I went to 91短视频 and learned what building community was. 鈥� Those are all traits I learned at 91短视频 without taking a class called 鈥楥ommunity 101鈥�. It was things that were taught to me the whole time I was there.鈥�
This was the third in a year-long series of Athletics Fireside Gatherings, with at least one more update expected later this semester.