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The Athletics jumped out to an early lead against the Houston Astros thanks to a big swing from Nick Kurtz that notched 20 career homers.
Nick Kurtz has jokingly and affectionately been given the nickname of "Big Amish" by his Athletics teammates. As a result, his celebration after a double or home run is unique from every other player on the team,
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After his monster four home run game, Athletics star Nick Kurtz speaks about the AL ROY competition with his teammate.
Among first basemen, Kurtz is tied for fourth in home runs, funnily enough with Matt Olson and Tyler Soderstrom with 18 on the year. Topping the leaderboard is Pete Alonso of the Mets with 21, while Detroit's Spencer Torkelson is right there with him. One back of that duo is Michael Busch of the Chicago Cubs.
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