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Second baseman Zack Gelof continues to provide a spark for this young A’s team as he smacked his sixth home run last night, all of which have come in his first 22 career games. Not only is that an Oakland A’s record, that is a FRANCHISE record going all the way back to the dawn of A’s baseball, all the way back in the Philadelphia days.
Considered the lesser (though still special) of two prospects called up on July 14th, Gelof is the one who has cemented himself on this squad, getting everyday at-bats and even getting slotted into the #3 spot in the batting order for the past five games.