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Infinite Jess: Erik Kratz is just starting to build his personal legend

By Jessica Kleinschmidt

On Sunday, the Brewers completed their sweep of the Rockies to head into the National League Championship Series. You saw the team celebrate. You even saw Bob Uecker celebrate:

But did you see Erik Kratz celebrate? I'm not even talking about celebrating the sweep -- I'm just talking about his unadulterated joy at just getting on base:

On this mini-installment of Infinite Jess, I'm joined by MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez. Together, we investigate the Brewers' 38-year-old backup catcher who may just turn out to be our greatest hero. Click below to watch: 

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