Kurtz’s rare AL Player & Rookie of the Month honor puts him in rare company
Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz has placed himself in rare company by winning the American League Rookie & Player of the month awards.
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Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz is looking like an All-Star in the making, and his recent honors have placed him in rare company.
Kurtz was named American League Rookie of the Month and American League Player of the Month on Monday, thanks to a memorable month of July that has put the 22-year-old in the driver’s seat for the American League Rookie of the Year Award.
In July, Kurtz hit .395 with a 1.433 OPS, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 27 RBI, and 25 extra-base hits. For the month, he led the American League in average, on-base-percentage (.480), slugging (.953), OPS, doubles, RBI, extra-base hits, and total bases (82).
Nick Kurtz just had one of the greatest games in baseball history.
6 for 6 with four home runs, six runs and eight RBIs.
He is a 22-year-old rookie. pic.twitter.com/jcpKdJBUqk
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2025
Additionally, he was tied for first in home runs, tied for second in runs scored (24), and ranked second in hits (34). On July 25 at Houston, Nick Kurtz went 6-for-6 with six runs scored, a double, and four home runs, becoming the 20th player and first rookie in Major League history with a four-homer game.
Kurtz became the 10th player to win both Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month in the same calendar month, joining:
Ryan Braun (July 2007)
Buster Posey (July 2010)
Mike Trout (July 2012)
Yasiel Puig (June 2013)
Jose Abreu (April and July 2014)
Gary Sanchez (August 2016),
Aaron Judge (June and September 2017),
Aristedes Aquino (August 2019)
Wyatt Langford (September 2024).
This year, Kurtz is batting .304 with 23 home runs, 61 RBI, a .650 slugging percentage, and an incredible 1.030 on-base-plus-slugging percentage over 73 games.
All of those stats lead the 2025 MLB rookie class.
More on A’s 1B Nick Kurtz
The following release on Nick Kurtz is courtesy of the Athletics
A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz has been named the American League Player and Rookie of the Month for July. This is the third consecutive month an A’s player has won AL Rookie of the Month, and the second straight month Kurtz has won the award.
Shortstop Jacob Wilson won Rookie of the Month for the month of May. This marks the 12th time that a player has won both awards in the same calendar month.
Prior to the 2025 season, the last A’s player to win a monthly award was Mason Miller, who was named Reliever of the Month for March/April 2024. Before this season, the last A’s player to win AL Rookie of the Month was Zack Gelof in August 2023.
A’s 1B Nick Kurtz named AL Rookie AND Player of the Month for July
When is the next Athletics game?
- Tuesday, August 5th – Thursday, August 7th – @ Washington Nationals
- Friday, August 8th – Sunday, August 10th – @ Baltimore Orioles
- Monday, August 11th – Wednesday, August 13th – vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Friday, August 15th – Sunday, August 17th – vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Tuesday, August 19th – Thursday, August 21st – @ Minnesota Twins
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