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Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz set another team record, tying pitcher Barry Zito with his second straight AL Player of Week win.
Both slugging first basemen began their careers with the Athletics, and are off to eerily similar starts to their big-league careers. Who holds the edge?
On the night of Friday, July 25, 2025, a date that will be etched in Major League Baseball history, thanks to an unprecedented offensive display. Nick Kurtz, the talented 22-year-o
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Nick Kurtz, the Oakland Athletics rookie, made MLB history. He hit four home runs in a single game against the Houston Astros. Kurtz is the first rook
The Athletics have a pair of amazing rookies on their roster, and unfortunately they both can't win American League Rookie of the Year.
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Nick Kurtz, a rookie for the Oakland Athletics, scripted his name in the Major League Baseball ( MLB) record books on Friday (July 25). The 22-year-old baseman became the first rookie ever to hit four home runs in a single game. This remarkable performance has sparked widespread excitement about Kurtz as a rising star in baseball.
The Athletics have officially made their final first-round pick of the franchise’s Oakland era, selecting Wake Forest’s Nick Kurtz fourth overall on Sunday in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.