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The Big Amish has taken over the baseball world. Heck, there’s already a Big Amish T-shirt that has been produced and was distributed to the lockers of several players inside the Athletics clubhouse at Sutter Health Park on Monday afternoon.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNAthletics' Nick Kurtz earns second consecutive AL Player of the Week honorAthletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz won his second consecutive AL Player of the Week award, MLB announced Monday, to no one’s surprise.
Kurtz keeps his family and girlfriend off Instagram, where he focuses on baseball photos. On the field, though, his girlfriend, parents and siblings were in the stands to watch him get his first hit as a Major Leaguer, according to the Bee. They even got some air time on television, as his father gestured in an animated fashion.
The Athletics return home after sweeping the Houston Astros to face the Seattle Mariners and Cal Raleigh, MLB's current home run leader.
Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz's historic game put him in elite company, trailing only Joe DiMaggio in extra-base hits to begin a career.