Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz made history on Friday evening by becoming the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so en route to a 15-3 road win over the Houston Astros.

Nick Kurtz had quietly been one of the most exciting players in baseball since his arrival. On Friday night against the Houston Astros, he turned up the volume

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

Nick Kurtz became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four homers in a game, going deep multiple times vs. Houston on Friday.

Nick Kurtz just had a wild game as a rookie for the Athletics. In fact, he made history. "20th 4-HR game in history," proclaimed MLB.com on X. "First rookie with 4-HR game. Ties MLB record for most total bases (since 1900) with 19.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/athletics as Nick Kurtz is Charging His Way to Being Baseball's Best First Baseman.

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