Athletics’ Nick Kurtz named AL Rookie of Month after Jacob Wilson in Could initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
Thousand Oaks Excessive Faculty alumni get it performed.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz on Thursday earned the AL Rookie of the Month award for June after teammate and shortstop — within the execs and prep scene — Jacob Wilson took dwelling the nod for Could.
Kurtz, whom the A’s chosen No. 4 total within the 2024 MLB Draft final July, slashed .264/.329/.597 over 19 video games in June with 19 hits, 17 RBI, 11 walks and 7 dwelling runs and a .926 OPS.
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He missed the primary eight days of June on the 10-day injured record retroactive to Could 25 with a strained left hip flexor, making his feat and a few walk-offs much more admirable.
Wilson preceded Kurtz after slashing .368/.437/.538 with 39 hits, 16 RBI, 11 walks and 4 homers and a .975 OPS over 27 video games in Could.
And on Wednesday, Wilson, the A’s selection with the No. 6 total decide within the 2023 draft, was named a historic AL starter for the 2025 MLB All-Star Recreation.
The A’s, once more, discover themselves within the AL West basement with a 36-53 file in the course of the 2025 MLB season. However their younger core of place gamers is kind of promising.
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Kurtz, Wilson and outfielders Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom are all younger and exited June with robust season numbers.
The month-to-month honor for Kurtz solely serves because the newest piece of hopeful proof for A’s followers and the group’s decision-makers.
