Nick Kurtz | |
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Athletics – No. 77 | |
First baseman | |
Born: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 12, 2003|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Nicholas Jeffrey Kurtz (born March 12,2003) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Athletics organization.
Kurtz played for the USA 12U National Team and won a gold medal at the 2015 World Cup. [1] He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga,Tennessee. [2] He committed to Wake Forest University to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Wake Forest in 2022,Kurtz was named a freshman All-American after hitting .338/.471/.637 with 15 home runs and 56 runs batted in (RBI) over 204 at-bats in 54 games. As a sophomore in 2023,he hit .353/.527/.784 with 24 home runs and 69 RBI over 190 at-bats in 56 games. [3] [4]
Kurtz entered his junior season in 2024 as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [6] He was ultimately drafted fourth overall by the Oakland Athletics. [7] On July 22,2024,Kurtz signed with the Athletics on an undersold contract worth $7 million. [8]
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