Nick Kurtz, the No. 4 pick in last year’s MLB draft, is being called up by the Athletics for Wednesday\'s game against the Texas Rangers. Kurtz becomes the third player from the 2024 draft to debut in the MLB.
Despite a pro debut season that was cut short last summer by a hamstring strain, Kurtz was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas to start this season, having played in just five Double-A games before sustaining the hamstring injury in late August. He recovered from that injury in time to play 13 games in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .353 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs, nine walks and 16 strikeouts.
Kurtz has a slash line of .321/.385/.655 over 20 games this year for Las Vegas while also hitting seven homers.