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

The Athletics' first baseman, along with rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson, gives the team a young hitting tandem to build around.

Nick Kurtz has jokingly and affectionately been given the nickname of "Big Amish" by his Athletics teammates. As a result, his celebration after a double or home run is unique from every other player on the team,

Nick Kurtz -- the Athletics rookie first baseman known as Big Amish -- has an absolutely monster game at the dish on Friday night against the Houston Astros.

Already a triple shy of the cycle through four innings and the Athletics holding a six-run lead on Friday night at Daikin Park, Nick Kurtz knew he would get at least a couple more opportunities to com

Kurtz stretched the Athletics' lead to 9-1 in the eighth inning with the first homer of his big-league career. Aside from a lack of power, his bat has looked major-league ready since his April 23 ...

(WHTM) – Lancaster native and top Major League Baseball prospect Nick Kurtz is being called up to the big leagues. According to MLB.com’s Athletics reporter Martín Gallegos, Kurtz will join ...

(WHTM) – Lancaster native and top Major League Baseball prospect Nick Kurtz is being called up to the big leagues. According to MLB.com’s Athletics reporter Martín Gallegos, Kurtz will join ...

Nick Kurtz reminded all of this past Friday night in Houston of just why we love sports. Most people can identify with that magical moment when the noise is silenced and we are "in the zone". It might be in the middle of a work presentation or perhaps during a balanced conversation on a first