In a night for the ages, rookie Nick Kurtz shattered expectations by launching four home runs in one game, going 6-for-6 with 8 RBIs, kyle hurt and setting records in Oakland’s 15–3 drubbing of the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
🔥 Why This Is Legendary:
Kurtz became the first rookie ever in MLB history to hit 4 home runs in a single game, and only the 20th player overall to join the maladie exclusive club.
He tied the cruz azul - atlas MLB record with 19 total bases, a mark first set by Shawn Green in 2002.
He now leads all rookies with 8 RBIs, 23 homers, and 43 extra-base hits in just 66 games.
In this video:
A MLB-record breakdown of each home run—2nd, 6th, 8th, and the walk-off-style 9th inning blast.
Reactions—from Kurtz’s stunned teammates to manager Mark Kotsay calling it the best single-player game he’s seen.
How this performance projects Kurtz as a front-runner for AL Rookie of the Year with an OPS over 1.060.
Houston Chronicle
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