Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks to reporters before his team’s matchup against the Houston Astros Friday night at Daikin ...

Kurtz is the first player in the long, storied history of the Athletics franchise to hit four homers in a game and the first ...

Nick Kurtz made baseball history on Friday night, becoming the first MLB rookie ever to hit four home runs in a single game, ...

Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits with his parents and godparents in attendance as he began his final at-bat ...

Clint Dempsey says the U.S. needs positive results in upcoming friendlies to energize pro-American crowds for the World Cup.

The Athletics' first baseman, along with rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson, gives the team a young hitting tandem to build around ...

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz continues to impress at the plate, making a big push in the American League Rookie of the ...

Mark Kotsay spent much of his first spring training as a big-league manager fielding questions about all that was lost. Kotsay, hired Dec. 20 to replace Bob Melvin as the 19th manager of the ...

Oakland A’s manager Mark Kotsay shines in one of the toughest jobs in baseball The A’s have lost 214 games the past two seasons, but his bosses, players, colleagues and even fans say it could ...

Ross D. Franklin. FILE - Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay watches the action on the field during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, June 29, 2024, in Phoenix.

Kotsay, a Southern California native, played in Oakland for four seasons, as part of a 17-year major league career. He coached for the A’s for six years in various capacities.

Jose Leclerc has been shut down by the Athletics, and the veteran reliever will require season-ending right shoulder surgery.