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Good son Matt Olson shouted out his mom's birthday on the A's video board

A's first baseman Matt Olson got to help his team beat the Royals, 3-2, on Sunday, but it was going to be a great day for him regardless. That's because Sunday also just so happened to be his mother's birthday.
To celebrate the occasion, Olson made some arrangements and got the Oakland Coliseum video board to send a special birthday message to his mom:

Good man. If Olson's Instagram is any indication, he's a longtime mama's boy and proud of it:

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Back when I was a blonde and could fit in mom's lap

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