Nick Kurtz had quietly been one of the most exciting players in baseball since his arrival. On Friday night against the Houston Astros, he turned up the volume

Surely you've heard about the game Nick Kurtz had Friday, a 6 for 6 performance in which he homered four times. Perhaps you haven't stopped to consider the gravity of it, though. Some of these numbers may be new to you,

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game, doing so in a 15-3 victory over the Astros. He also had six hits and 19 total bases.