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Why Matt Olson feels like he's in unique position among young, old A's

Matt Olson has only been in the league for four years, but with the way he plays and conducts himself, you would think his service time doubled that number.

He was in AL Rookie of the Year talks in 2017 after hitting 24 home runs and slashing .259/.352/.651 with a 1.003 OPS.

He did that in just 59 games.

Following that season, he earned two consecutive Gold Glove Awards and became a big confidence booster for third baseman Matt Chapman. Chappy says he loves knowing he can just toss the ball across the diamond knowing it'll be caught by Oly.