Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks to reporters before his team’s matchup against the Houston Astros Friday night at Daikin ...

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks to reporters following the team’s 15-3 win against the Houston Astros on Friday night at ...

Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits with his parents and godparents in attendance as he began his final at-bat ...

Already a triple shy of the cycle through four innings and the Athletics holding a six-run lead on Friday night at Daikin ...

Nick Kurtz made baseball history on Friday night, becoming the first MLB rookie ever to hit four home runs in a single game, ...

Nick Kurtz has jokingly and affectionately been given the nickname of "Big Amish" by his Athletics teammates. As a result, ...

Even though Nick Kurtz had a record-setting game for the Athletics, his parents had a tense ninth-inning moment ...

The Athletics' first baseman, along with rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson, gives the team a young hitting tandem to build around ...

Kurtz became the 20th player and first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.

Mark Kotsay spent much of his first spring training as a big-league manager fielding questions about all that was lost. Kotsay, hired Dec. 20 to replace Bob Melvin as the 19th manager of the ...

Kotsay, a Southern California native, played in Oakland for four seasons, as part of a 17-year major league career. He coached for the A’s for six years in various capacities.