<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-impressive-company-30th-home-run');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins impressive company after hitting 30th home run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/thletics-rookie-Nick-Kurtz-vs-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins impressive company after hitting 30th home run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T10:16:56-07:00">September 11th, 10:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T10:19:51-07:00">September 11th, 10:19am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Athletics <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-makes-mlb-history-insane-4-hr-game">are witnessing a breakout star in Nick Kurtz</a>. He continues to prove why he belongs among <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-barry-zito-in-franchise-lore-turns-clock-back-25-years">baseball’s most exciting young sluggers</a>. On Thursday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-30-hr-club-bomb-vs-red-sox">Nick Kurtz became the first rookie this season to reach 30 home runs</a>. Remarkably, he <a href="https://x.com/MLBStats/status/1966170759786897508" rel="noopener">accomplished the feat</a> in just 102 games, which puts him in elite company. As a result, the achievement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/why-athletics-nick-kurtz-win-al-rookie-of-the-year-award">strengthens his case for AL Rookie of the Year</a>. It also highlights the rare power he brings to the lineup. For fans watching his rapid rise, the milestone signals the start of something special for the A’s.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Active players to reach 30 homers in fewer career games (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EliasSports</a>):</p><p>87 – Cody Bellinger (2017)<br>89 – Pete Alonso (2019)<br>90 – Gary Sanchez (2017)<br>96 – Yordan Alvarez (2021)<br>97 – Aaron Judge (2017)<br>100 – Fernando Tatis Jr. (2020) <a href="https://t.co/0EZrDLVguD">https://t.co/0EZrDLVguD</a></p><p>— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBStats/status/1966170759786897508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>So far, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-completes-mlb-feat-1901">Nick Kurtz milestones have come quickly</a>. By reaching 30 home runs in 102 games, Kurtz joins a short list of active players who have reached the mark in fewer career contests. For instance, Cody Bellinger did it in 87 games back in 2017. Likewise, Pete Alonso followed in 89 games during his 2019 season. In addition, Gary Sanchez hit the mark in 90 games. Yordan Alvarez did it in 96. Aaron Judge followed at 97. Finally, Fernando Tatis Jr. reached the milestone in 100.</p><p>Now, Kurtz sits right behind them. His pace clearly shows how fast he has established himself as a premier power hitter.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Athletics have relied on Kurtz’s bat all season. His presence in the middle of the order has lifted an offense that has struggled to find consistency in recent years. Moreover, his home run numbers grab the spotlight. At the same time, his ability to hit in key situations has made him one of the most valuable rookies in the league. Consequently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-insane-catch-vs-mariners">the Athletics’ young star is giving the fan base something to rally behind</a>. He is quickly becoming the centerpiece of a franchise still in rebuild mode.</p><p>Looking ahead, Nick Kurtz’s pursuit of AL Rookie of the Year continues to gain momentum each day. His production, combined with his role as the face of the Athletics’ new era, makes him one of the most talked-about young players in baseball. If he keeps this pace, Athletics fans may look back on 2025 as the season when Nick Kurtz transformed into a cornerstone of the franchise.</p><p>Is this just the beginning of a superstar career for Nick Kurtz with the Athletics?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins impressive company after hitting 30th home run

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-30-hr-club-bomb-vs-red-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins 30 HR club with bomb vs. Red Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Athletics-first-baseman-Nick-Kurtz.jpg"><figcaption>Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins 30 HR club with bomb vs. Red Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T17:11:40-07:00">September 10th, 5:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T18:03:04-07:00">September 10th, 6:03pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Athletics’ season will end with the team near the bottom of the American League West. Despite finishing with another sub-.500 record, Mark Kotsay’s team can walk away feeling good. The team’s young talent has stood out, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/why-athletics-jacob-wilson-will-win-al-rookie-of-the-year-award">AL Rookie of the Year candidates Jacob Wilson</a> and Nick Kurtz. The latter hit a major milestone with a home run against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.</p><p>Kurtz is one of the best young hitters that Major League Baseball has to offer. He has had some excellent games for the Athletics, including one of the best individual performances in league history.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-nick-kurtz-reacts-4-hr-game-astros">Kurtz made MLB history with a four home run performance </a>earlier this season.</p><p>The youngster is a different kind of hitter than Wilson is, but the first baseman has set himself apart thanks to a red-hot second half of the season. He kept it going in a big game against Boston.</p><p>Kurtz stepped in against Payton Tolle, a fellow rookie who has flashed for the Red Sox this season. Tolle left a fastball over the heart of the plate and Kurtz crushed it <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1965870290694713587" rel="noopener">357 feet to left field</a>. The swing gave the Athletics a 2-1 lead and brought the slugger’s season home run total to 30.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nick Kurtz has a 30-homer season as a rookie! He and Shea Langeliers have each hit their 30th of the year in the first two innings of this game <a href="https://t.co/MNTH5ajwkn">pic.twitter.com/MNTH5ajwkn</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1965870290694713587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kurtz’s home run gave his team a lead in the game, but Boston fought them until the final inning. Lawrence Butler hit a walk-off single to give the Athletics another dramatic win over a playoff contender. Both he and Shea Langeliers hit the 30 home run milestone in the same inning, giving their team another reason to be excited heading into the offseason.</p><p>The Athletics would go on to win in walk-off fashion, 5-4.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-gets-100-real-on-al-roy-competition-with-teammate">Kurtz and Wilson still have to decide who the AL ROY is</a> between the two of them. Kotsay, on the other hand, has heaped praise on Kurtz amid his scorching stretch to end the season. Regardless of who wins the award, the slugger is quickly becoming one of the best pure hitters in the entire league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Athletics’ Nick Kurtz joins 30 HR club with bomb vs. Red Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/athletics/why-athletics-nick-kurtz-win-al-rookie-of-the-year-award');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Athletics’ Nick Kurtz will win AL Rookie of the Year Award');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Athletics-Nick-Kurtz.jpg"><figcaption>William Liang-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Athletics’ Nick Kurtz will win AL Rookie of the Year Award</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T13:56:40-07:00">September 9th, 1:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T13:56:40-07:00">September 9th, 1:56pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At 66-79, the Athletics still have a ways to go before making their way into the playoffs. However, the 2025 season has cast a bright light on the A’s future.</p><p>Numerous top prospects have now become staples in the lineup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-barry-zito-in-franchise-lore-turns-clock-back-25-years">Chiefly amongst the bunch is first baseman Nick Kurtz</a>. He has taken the league by storm and looks to be MLB’s next great power hitter. As the Athletics continue their rebuild, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-insane-catch-vs-mariners">Kurtz will be at the center of any success they find</a>.</p><p>As it stands, the first baseman <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports-betting/story/_/id/44476769/2025-mlb-odds-tracker-mvp-cy-young-rookie-year-espnbet" rel="noopener">is the runaway favorite</a> to take home the AL Rookie of the Year Award, with -50000 odds on ESPN Bet. No other player comes close. Which is the correct move, as Kurtz should undoubtedly be the AL ROY award winner.</p><h2><b>Athletics find superstar in Nick Kurtz </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Athletics-Kurtz.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over his first 100 games in the major leagues, Kurtz is hitting .301 with 29 home runs and 73 RBIs. He leads all rookies in home runs and RBIs and is also behind his teammate in batting average. He is the only rookie with an OPS above one (1.021) and a slugging percentage over .500 (.624).</p><p>By those numbers alone, it is clear that Kurtz has been the top offensive rookie not just in the American League, but in all of baseball. He isn’t likely to qualify for the batting title due to his number of plate appearances. But if he did, Kurtz would rank second in OPS and second in batting average. His home runs tie him for 17th-most in the league.</p><p>For the Athletics, Kurtz has been a revelation. The team is embroiled in controversy due to their Las Vegas move. The first baseman at least gives them a reason to believe in future success. And for the rest of the league, Kurtz has just proven that he won’t be an easy out every time he steps up to the plate.</p><p>The first baseman has an opportunity to be a leader of the A’s as the make their way to Vegas. He’ll start his career off string, by taking home the AL Rookie of the Year title.</p><h2><b>Kurtz’s biggest competition </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Roman-Anthony-with-Boston-Red-Sox-2.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kurtz may be the overwhelming favorite, but it’s important to note the players he is in front of. It only puts how strong of a season he is having in perspective. In terms of odds, Boston Red Sox top prospect Roman Anthony is in second (40-1) while Cam Smith of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez share identical 75-1 odds.</p><p>Anthony looked impressive during his first taste of major league action. Over 71 games, he hit .292 with eight home runs, 32 RBIs and four stolen bases. However, an oblique injury is poised to potentially sideline him for the remainder of the season.</p><p>Smith is hitting .240 with eight home runs, 49 RBIs and eight stolen bases, showing off a versatile skillset. Dominguez, on the other hand, is batting .255 with 10 home runs, 46 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. He will hold an important role in the Yankees’ outfield alignments moving forward.</p><p>But for all of that trio’s success, al AL Rookie of the Year voters need to do is look at what Kurtz did during the month of July. Over 23 games, he hit .395 with 11 home runs and 27 RBIs. While it is just a snapshot into how successful the first baseman has been, his scorching month helped set him apart from the pack in the AL Rookie of the Year race.</p><p>While they won’t be making the playoffs in 2025, the Athletics are at least confident they’re building something special with Kurtz leading their lineup. They’ll at least know he’ll be coming away with some hardware to end out his rookie campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Athletics’ Nick Kurtz will win AL Rookie of the Year Award

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-scary-collision-teammate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Kurtz has scary collision with teammate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nick-Kurtz.jpg"><figcaption>Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nick Kurtz has scary collision with teammate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-02T22:35:19-07:00">August 2nd, 10:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-02T23:30:58-07:00">August 2nd, 11:30pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Athletics are well out of the postseason picture, languishing in last place in the AL West and entering play Saturday 14 games under .500. Despite the record, the A’s feature an exciting core of talented players. But after losing All-Star shortstop <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-jacob-wilson-lands-il-fractured-forearm">Jacob Wilson to the IL</a>, A’s fans were left holding their breath when the club’s other rookie sensation collided with a teammate.</p><p>Nick Kurtz gave fans a scare in the seventh inning of Saturday’s matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Athletics’ rising star was tracking a pop-up in foul territory when he ran into catcher Shea Langeliers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers both stayed in the game after this scary collision <a href="https://t.co/8ZYgwTDktP">pic.twitter.com/8ZYgwTDktP</a></p><p>— Athletics on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSAthletics/status/1951857790110273695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the frightening collision Kurtz remained on the ground, writhing in pain. He then got to his knees and could be seen apologizing to Langeliers. Both players <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1951858421046579637" rel="noopener">remained in the game</a>, per Talkin’ Baseball.</p><h2><b>Nick Kurtz gives A’s fans a scare amid breakout debut season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nick-Kurtz-2.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A’s fans must have been wondering what they did to deserve such a cruel fate before it was clear Kurtz escaped a serious injury. Wilson was hit by a pitch and fractured his forearm last week. Ace closer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mason-miller-trade-grades-padres-athletics">Mason Miller was traded</a> to the San Diego Padres on Thursday. And the A’s nearly lost Kurtz on Saturday. Fortunately the talented first baseman was able to shake off the collision and continue playing.</p><p>Kurtz made his major league debut in April after the A’s selected him fourth overall in the 2024 draft. Despite his inexperience, the first-year pro has been sensational. He’s slashing .393/.486/.933 since July 1, with 11 home runs and 27 RBI in his last 24 games.</p><p>Kurtz turned heads with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-nick-kurtz-reacts-4-hr-game-astros">four-homer game</a> against the Astros as he helped spark a hot streak for the Athletics. The team had won seven of its last eight games entering Saturday. While the A’s lost to Arizona, Kurtz went 2-4 and scored a run, raising his season average to .305. He has an astounding 1.038 OPS with 23 homers and 59 RBI after 72 major league games.</p><p>While the offensive production has been excellent, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-insane-catch-vs-mariners">Kurtz has also flashed some leather</a>, proving he’s a complete player. The Athletics’ future looks bright as the team awaits a move into its forever home. And Kurtz’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_08qMnW7XI&amp;t=186s" rel="noopener">methods are sound</a>. But he must be protected at all costs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nick Kurtz has scary collision with teammate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/athletics/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-gave-autographed-bat-to-position-player-who-allowed-4th-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics’ Nick Kurtz gave autographed bat to position player who allowed 4th HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Athletics-1B-Nick-Kurtz-2.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Athletics’ Nick Kurtz gave autographed bat to position player who allowed 4th HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T09:52:16-07:00">July 30th, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T09:52:16-07:00">July 30th, 9:52am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/athletics-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">Athletics’ 2025 season hasn’t gone</a> to plan. While the team spends the next three seasons in Sacramento before their move to Las Vegas, the main focus will continue to be on building a competitive team. 2024 first-round pick Nick Kurtz has continued to prove that he will be a pillar for the future. Last Friday, his four-home run game against the Houston Astros was one of the best offensive performances in MLB history. Monday evening, Astros beat writer Brian McTaggart posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Kurtz sent an autographed bat to Astros outfielder Cooper Hummel, who <a href="https://x.com/brianmctaggart/status/1950402091538620768" rel="noopener">gave up the fourth homer.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Astros outfielder Cooper Hummel, who pitched Friday and gave up Nick Kurtz’s fourth homer of the game, got an autographed bat from Kurtz. Hummel has an extensive autograph collection. <a href="https://t.co/gQIxp4qV45">pic.twitter.com/gQIxp4qV45</a></p><p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1950402091538620768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Astros outfielder Cooper Hummel, who pitched Friday and gave up Nick Kurtz’s fourth homer of the game, got an autographed bat from Kurtz,” posted McTaggart on Tuesday evening. “Hummel has an extensive autograph collection.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-makes-mlb-history-insane-4-hr-game">Kurtz became the first</a> MLB rookie in history to hit four home runs. During July 25th’s 15-3 win over the Astros, Kurtz went 6-f0r-6 with those four home runs and eight RBIs. He joined former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shawn Green as the only players to have four round trippers in a six-hit game as well. As Kurtz continues what has been a stellar rookie season so far, it looks as if the Athletics hit on another first round pick. Now, if they can get hot and finish the season strong, will 2026 looks even better?</p><h2><b>Nick Kurtz selection continues to pay off for Athletics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Athletics-1B-Nick-Kurtz-after-hitting-fourth-home-run-on-7-25.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The fourth overall pick in last year’s MLB Draft, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-completes-mlb-feat-1901">Kurtz rapidly ascended through</a> the team’s minor league system. He made his debut with the team a couple of weeks into the season and has since seized the first base position. That of course was the hope of the Athletics brass. Now, it seems as if Kurtz won’t be giving the position back any time soon.</p><p>The former Wake Forest star will undoubtedly be one of the front runners of the AL Rookie of the Year. So will his teammate Jacob Wilson, who started at shortstop for the AL team in the All-Star Game earlier this month. There are other names on the list as well. Whatever happens in that race, one thing is for certain: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics-news-nick-kurtz-joins-barry-zito-in-franchise-lore-turns-clock-back-25-years">Kurtz will look to continue</a> his strong start and propel the Athletics towards that brighter future in Vegas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.309	27	70	1.035	2

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.309	27	70	1.035	2

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