A's first baseman Nick Kurtz is well on his way to being the American League Rookie of the Year, and he was recently compared ...

Lawrence Butler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Nick Kurtz added a solo shot and the Athletics beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 ...

Clinging to a postseason berth in the waning days of a wildly eventful, unpredictable season, the Red Sox and manager Alex ...

Kurtz’s career — his life — has undoubtedly changed since that fateful night in Houston. The on-field adjustments have been most striking.

Mashes 33rd homer ...

Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz hits 30th home run in 102 games, joining elite company and boosting his AL Rookie of the Year ...

Kurtz went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Reds. Kurtz launched a 493-foot slam -- the longest homer in the majors this year -- in the eighth inning, giving the Athletics ...

Kurtz, a native of Lancaster, Pa., had plenty of family and friends at PNC Park as he hit his 33rd home run, tying Jose Canseco for second-most by an A's rookie ...

Pirates first. Oneil Cruz flies out to left field to Tyler Soderstrom. Jared Triolo grounds out to shortstop, Jacob Wilson to Nick Kurtz. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field. Spencer Horwitz walks.

The Athletics' young slugger Nick Kurtz bursted out of nowhere and has taken the league by storm. Nicknamed "The Big Amish," ...