Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz set another team record, tying pitcher Barry Zito with his second straight AL Player of Week win.

Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball Friday night in Houston when he hit four home runs in a single game, becoming just the 20th player in MLB history to do so. He is the second player this season to accomplish such a feat,

The Athletics have a pair of amazing rookies on their roster, and unfortunately they both can't win American League Rookie of the Year.

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.

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz made history on Friday night as the first rookie to ever hit four home runs in an MLB game.

When Nick Kurtz stepped to the plate for his sixth at-bat against the Houston Astros on Sunday, he had already made history. By the time he returned to the dugout, he had authored one of the greatest offensive performances the game had ever seen — and potentially raised uncomfortable questions for the Guardians’ front office.

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics has become the first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.

Nick Kurtz delivered a historic performance Friday night, blasting four home runs in the Oakland Athletics’ 15-3 rout of the Houston Astros. The 22-year-old designated hitter became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four homers in a single game.