"The 6-foot-5 slugger began this season in the minors, but he hit an RBI single in his first big league at-bat on April 23 against Texas. It was a sign of things to come. He hit a solo drive off Dodgers reliever J.P. Feyereisen for his first big league homer on May 13. He belted four more homers in a span of four days that same month, including his first career multihomer game on May 21 against the Angels."
"Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz is the unanimous winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award after putting together an impressive season at the plate. The 22-year-old Kurtz batted .290 with 36 homers, 86 RBIs and a 1.002 OPS in 117 games this year. The first baseman became the eighth rookie since 1901 to finish with an OPS over 1.000 while making at least 400 plate appearances."
Nick Kurtz was the unanimous American League Rookie of the Year after batting .290 with 36 home runs, 86 RBIs and a 1.002 OPS in 117 games. Kurtz became the eighth rookie since 1901 to finish with an OPS over 1.000 with at least 400 plate appearances. He began the season in the minors, recorded an RBI single in his first major league at-bat on April 23, and hit his first big league homer on May 13. Kurtz hit four homers in one game on July 25, going 6-for-6 with eight RBIs and matching an MLB record with 19 total bases. Teammate Jacob Wilson finished second in the balloting, and Roman Anthony placed third.
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