Nick Kurtz crushes a walk-off two-run home run to right field in the bottom of the 9th to give the Athletics a 3-1 win over the Astros

Mainly, Kurtz has some of the best bat speed in the league. His 77.8 mph average bat speed only trails Oneil Cruz and Junior Caminero. He also has the highest rate of swings faster than 75 mph (known as ‘fast swing rate’) for players who’ve taken at least 100 swings. That is nutty raw power.

Nick Kurtz’s first hit came in his first at-bat. His first home run came in his 16th game. Another memorable milestone happened late Monday night.

There’s a reason Nick Kurtz earned the nickname “Nicky Nukes” in college. Launching majestic home runs was a trademark of his standout amateur career at Wake Forest. Since reaching the big leagues in April,

Nick Kurtz is expected to become one of the linchpins of the Athletics by the time the franchise moves to Las Vegas, anticipated for the 2028 season.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two straight walk-off wins, the Houston Astros had the tables turned on them Monday. Nick Kurtz, the A’s rookie first baseman, hit a walk-off home run off Bryan Abreu to send the Astros to a 3-1 loss in the opener of a four-game series at Sutter Health Park.

Nick Kurtz drills a go-ahead home run to right-center field, giving the Athletics a 3-2 lead in the 9th inning