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

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks to reporters following the team’s 15-3 win against the Houston Astros on Friday night at ...

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 ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/athletics as Nick Kurtz Puts the A's and Sacramento on the Map.

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 ...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Athletics have shut down pitcher Jose Leclerc and say the reliever will have right shoulder surgery. The A ...

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 ...

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.