Nick Kurtz Makes MLB History with Unbelievable Four-Homer Game
Alright, so this is one of those nights in baseball that fans are going to be talking about for years—maybe decades. Nick Kurtz, the rookie slugger for the Oakland Athletics, just made history in an absolutely jaw-dropping performance against the Houston Astros. We're talking about something that had literally never been done by a rookie in Major League Baseball.
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Kurtz became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single game . That’s right— four bombs , in one night. And that’s not even the whole story. The guy went 6-for-6 at the plate, racking up 19 total bases , which ties the all-time MLB record. That mark was previously set by Shawn Green back in 2002. So, yeah, we’re talking elite, once-in-a-generation stuff here.
The homers weren’t all off one pitcher either. Kurtz took deep four different Astros pitchers: Ryan Gusto, Nick Hernandez, Kaleb Ort, and even Cooper Hummel, an outfielder who was just trying to close out the ninth when the game had already gotten out of hand. But that didn’t stop Kurtz. His third home run, by the way, was the longest of the night—414 feet, an absolute no-doubter. And his final homer? A smooth opposite-field liner into the Crawford Boxes in left, tacked on during a 2-0 pitch from Hummel that made the score 15-2.
When the dust settled, Kurtz had notched eight RBIs and six runs scored . He also added a double and a single for good measure. The A’s ended up beating the Astros 15–3, but the spotlight was completely owned by the 23-year-old rookie.
Just to add some more context here—Kurtz was the fourth overall pick in last year’s draft out of Wake Forest. He made his MLB debut just a few months ago, on April 23, and hit his first big-league home run on May 13. Fast-forward to now, and he's already sitting on 23 home runs in just 66 games .
And July? July has belonged to him. He's leading the majors in just about every major hitting category this month—batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, runs, doubles, home runs, RBIs—you name it, he’s dominating it. It's like he flipped a switch and just decided to be the best hitter in baseball overnight.
So yeah, Nick Kurtz didn’t just have a good night. He had one of the greatest offensive performances ever seen in the history of the sport—and he’s only getting started.
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