{"id":6975,"date":"2026-06-13T22:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/as-nick-kurtz-stays-hot-in-vegas-with-longest-homer-of-mlb-season-how-far\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:31:35","slug":"as-nick-kurtz-stays-hot-in-vegas-with-longest-homer-of-mlb-season-how-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/as-nick-kurtz-stays-hot-in-vegas-with-longest-homer-of-mlb-season-how-far\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u2019s Nick Kurtz stays hot in Vegas with longest homer of MLB season. How far?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!--[--><!-- AiSummaryComponent.html --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><svg><title>Key Takeaways<\/title><defs><lineargradient><\/lineargradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<div>Key Takeaways<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read our AI Policy.<\/p>\n<ul><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Nick Kurtz hit a Statcast-projected 471-foot homer, the MLB\u2019s longest this season.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Through 68 games Kurtz has 16 home runs and leads MLB with a .437 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Kurtz\u2019s 48-game on-base streak tied the A\u2019s record and earned AL Player of the Month.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz might be even better in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Four games into the A\u2019s six-game stint at Las Vegas Ballpark that\u2019s serving as a preview to the franchise\u2019s planned move in 2028, Kurtz has done nothing but rake, mashing four home runs and getting on base a total of 15 times for a 1.641 on-base plus slugging percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/fugitive-convicted-of-child-sex-crimes-in-el-dorado-county-found-after-10-months-2\/\">Fugitive convicted of child sex crimes in El Dorado County found after 10 months<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kurtz\u2019s first-inning solo home run Friday against the Colorado Rockies might\u2019ve been the best showcase of the 23-year-old\u2019s power, and dominance, in Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Statcast-projected 471-foot moonshot, which came off the bat at 109 mph, is the longest home run across Major League Baseball so far this season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The homer comes less than a year after Kurtz launched a 493-foot grand slam at Sutter Health Park, the <u>longest home run hit in MLB last season<\/u> and the longest in team history since Statcast tracking was implemented in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The lights and fireworks at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, after Kurtz\u2019s home run serve as the city\u2019s introduction to what the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year can do.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The A\u2019s are planning to move to Vegas in 2028 after three seasons in West Sacramento, when their new stadium is complete. Kurtz, 23, is under team control until 2030, so it is likely that he will play many more games in Vegas once the move is completed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>How good is Kurtz?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Building off an all-time rookie campaign last season, Kurtz has done anything but slow down in his sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/24-year-old-woman-reported-missing-and-is-at-risk-davis-police-say\/\">24-year-old woman reported missing and is at risk, Davis police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 68 games this season, Kurtz has an MLB-best .437 on-base percentage, to go along with 16 home runs, 12 doubles, 50 RBIs and 64 walks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Led by his stellar walk rate and power hitting prowess, Kurtz holds the third-best OPS in the league at .976, only behind Houston Astros slugger and American League MVP favorite Yordan Alvarez and New York Yankees designated hitter Ben Rice.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A poll of MLB.com experts released Thursday this week named Kurtz the third-best hitter in the league, only behind Alvarez and four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani. Recent betting odds showed Kurtz as the fourth-most likely to win AL MVP, behind Alvarez, Rice and defensive-mastermind Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While his four game stretch at Las Vegas Ballpark, a noted hitter-friendly stadium, is arguably the best stretch of his 2026 campaign, Kurtz\u2019s most notable feat was his historic 48-game on-base streak, tied for the longest within a single season in A\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The streak stretched through most of April and May, and Kurtz won AL Player of the Month in May large part for his streak. In May, Kurtz led the AL in OPS (1.025), runs (21), hits (34) and RBIs (26).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/fugitive-convicted-of-child-sex-crimes-in-el-dorado-county-found-after-10-months\/\">Fugitive convicted of child sex crimes in El Dorado County found after 10 months<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A\u2019s injury notes<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson returned to the A\u2019s lineup Friday after a rehab stint with the Aviators. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and scored a run, while staying in the lineup the entire game. Wilson missed about a month of games due to a left shoulder subluxation.<\/li>\n<li>Fellow 2025 All-Star Brent Rooker, the A\u2019s stalwart designated hitter, was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move as Wilson was recalled Friday. He was placed on the IL retroactive to June 9 with a bone bruise in his left knee.<\/li>\n<li>Starting pitcher Aaron Civale threw 4 1\/3 innings of no-run, no-hit baseball in a rehab start for the Aviators on Thursday, fanning seven along the way. 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