Nick Kurtz had every single slider turned up to 100 during Friday’s game.
The Athletics first baseman Kurtz had an evening for the history books against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park in Houston, Tex. Kurtz went a staggering 6-for-6 in the game and clubbed an even more staggering four home runs during the contest.
He kicked things off by singling off Ryan Gusto in the first inning and then hitting a two-run homer off Gusto in the second. Kurtz later doubled off Gusto in the fourth before continuing his onslaught against the Astros bullpen.
The rookie phenom Kurtz proceeded to hit a solo home run off Nick Hernandez in the sixth inning, another solo home run off Kaleb Ort in the eighth inning, and then a three-run home run off Cooper Hummel in the ninth inning.
You can see all four of Kurtz’s home runs here.
NICK KURTZ FOUR HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME!
— ESPN (@espn) July 26, 2025
First rookie in MLB history with four home runs in a single game! pic.twitter.com/Xip6UyFo0K
Kurtz, still only 22 years old, finished the game with a ludicrous six runs scored and eight RBIs as the Athletics pummeled the Astros by a 15-3 final score. He became just the 20th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single game and the first-ever rookie to achieve the feat as well.
Furthemore, Kurtz joined Shawn Green as the only players in MLB history to go 6-for-6 with four home runs in a game (Green did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002). Kurtz also tied Green’s record, which was set during that game in 2002, for the most total bases in a single contest (19).
It is hard to put into perspective just how great of a performance that was by Kurtz, who has now surpassed his Athletics teammate Jacob Wilson as the AL Rookie of the Year frontrunner. Last season, we saw a remarkable 6-for-6 game by Shohei Ohtani against the Miami Marlins to join the 50-50 club. Then this season, we saw a breathtaking four-homer game by Eugenio Suarez against the Atlanta Braves. But Kurtz managed to somehow do both of those things in just one game, becoming only the second player throughout all of MLB history to do so.
