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2 days ago
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Aaron Judge out, Nick Kurtz makes MLB history & Hall of Fame recap
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube The Yankees' tumultuous season got a bit more challenging this weekend as they lost their star to injury. The best player in baseball, Aaron Judge, is out for the foreseeable future with a flexor strain in his right elbow. He did not tear his UCL, but the fear of preventing that may cause the Yankees to proceed with caution when figuring out a timetable for his return. Coming off of a series loss to the Phillies, how will the Yankees adjust going forward, and will we see Judge again this year? Jake and Jordan discuss all of the possibilities and share their thoughts about what they think should happen. Slightly over a year ago, Nick Kurtz was getting drafted out of Wake Forest. Now, Kurtz is not only playing in the majors, but he just made MLB history. Kurtz became the first rookie ever to hit four home runs in a major league game. "The Big Amish," Kurtz's nickname despite the fact that he is not Amish, went 6-for-6 with 4 HR, 8 RBI and 19 total bases vs. the Houston Astros on Friday night. Although Jacob Wilson has taken most of the headlines for the A's, they have another star in Kurtz. The guys discuss his historic game, his impressive last couple of months and what the future looks like for the young slugger. While a rookie was etching his name into the record books this weekend, some MLB legends were being immortalized into baseball history. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown. Jake and Jordan discuss the emotional ceremony. All of this news and we haven't even talked about all of the series from the weekend. Jake and Jordan cover every single series including sweeps by the Mets, Reds and Rangers. They get you caught up on everything that happened on the field and where they think some potential trades might be stirring off of the field. The live Trade Deadline Reaction show is Thursday at 5:30pm ET. Don't miss the guys discussing all of the madness of the trade deadline and real-time reactions to any trades that happen in the final minutes. Begin your MLB Trade Deadline week at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (1:43) - Judge out indefinitely (25:01) Nick Kurtz makes history (35:56) - Mets, Reds & Rangers sweep (50:17) - Blue Jays, Red Sox & Royals take respective series (59:30) - Hall of Fame recap (1:04:00) - Turbo Mode🖥️
Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
A's look for youth movement to continue paying off vs. Mariners
July 28 - Jacob Wilson of the Athletics was the leading candidate for American League Rookie of the Year for most of this season. But teammate Nick Kurtz is in the process of taking over the pole position. The two rookies have created optimism for the club's future and the Athletics are enjoying a hot streak as they open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at West Sacramento, Calif. The Athletics are looking for a season-best fifth straight win after annihilating the Houston Astros in a four-game road sweep. The A's outscored Houston 32-7 for their first four-game sweep during manager Mark Kotsay's 3 1/2 seasons at the helm. "That was huge for us to win four games over the top seed in our division," Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler said after Sunday's 7-1 win. "It says what kind of team we are. We're always grinding. ... We're going to go into Sacramento with some momentum." Kurtz was the prime force for the Athletics despite sitting out Sunday due to a tired lower body. He went 11-for-15 in the series with nine RBIs. The 22-year-old etched his name into baseball lore with one of the top individual outings in history. Kurtz went 6-for-6 with four homers, eight RBIs, six runs and a whopping 19 total bases in Friday's 15-3 romp over Houston. Kurtz has played in 67 games for the A's after opening the season with 20 appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas. He also made one rehab appearance at Class A Stockton for a total of 88 games. He has never played that many games in a season at any level. "I'm learning as I go," Kurtz said. "I'm trying to figure out what I need to do in the training room and weight room to prepare myself each and every day. I'm learning from the guys who have been there and done that." Selected fourth overall in the 2024 draft after hitting 61 homers in 164 college games at Wake Forest, Kurtz has displayed impressive raw power this season. He is batting .309 with 23 homers, 59 RBIs and a .683 slugging percentage. At the same time, Wilson is in a 4-for-38 rut to see his average drop to .312. The starting shortstop in the All-Star Game for the American League missed three games of the Houston series with a lingering left hand injury and he may sit again Monday. Seattle, of course, has its own player doing big things in All-Star catcher Cal Raleigh. Raleigh hit homers in each of the last two games of a four-game set in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels. He leads the majors with 41 and is the first catcher and first switch-hitter in MLB history to reach 40 homers before the end of July. The Mariners, who lost 4-1 on Sunday, are tied for second in the AL West with the Texas Rangers and the same clubs are knotted for the third and final wild-card spot. It will be no surprise if Seattle makes a move or two prior to Thursday's trade deadline. "We do have some other areas we'd like to address -- and not the least of which is, like every other team in the postseason hunt, we'd like to add to that bullpen," Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said on Sirius radio Sunday. Right-hander Luis Castillo (7-6, 3.30 ERA) starts for Seattle against left-hander JP Sears (7-8, 4.98) of the Athletics. Castillo, 32, lost to the A's on March 28 when he gave up two runs and three hits over five innings. He is 3-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 46 2/3 innings over eight career starts against the Athletics. Sears, 29, lost to Seattle on March 30 when he allowed two runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. He is 2-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 57 1/3 innings over 10 appearances (nine starts) against the Mariners. Raleigh is 2-for-12 with a homer off Sears. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Andujar, Langeliers homer in 1st, A's beat Astros 7-1 to complete series sweep
HOUSTON (AP) — Miguel Andujar and Shea Langeliers homered in the first inning, J.T. Ginn threw six shutout innings and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Sunday to sweep the four-game series. Starting in the leadoff spot for the first time in his nine-year career, Andujar homered on Colton Gordon's fifth pitch. With two out, Langeliers sent a 3-0 fastball over the train tracks in left for his 17th home run of the season. Langeliers has homered in three straight games for the first time in his career. He went 2 for 4 with two runs. Ginn (2-2) held the Astros to three hits in his longest start of the season. He struck out four without issuing a walk. Colby Thomas went 1 for 2 with a double and the first RBI of his major league career. Two days after becoming the first rookie in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, Nick Kurtz was given the day off. He's batting .549 during a 13-game hitting streak. Gordon (4-3) surrendered four runs on six hits over five innings with six strikeouts. The A's four-game winning streak and the Astros' four-game losing streak match season-highs. Key moment Andujar's leadoff home run. Key stat Houston's opponents have scored first in a franchise-record 18 straight games, one game shy of the expansion era record set by the 1987 Orioles. Up next The Athletics open a three-game home series against Seattle on Monday night, with LHP JP Sears (7-8 4.98 ERA) facing RHP Luis Castillo (7-6 3.30). The Astros open a three-game home series against Washington on Monday night, with LHP Framber Valdez (11-4 2.67) opposing RHP Brad Lord (2-5 3.39 ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
3 days ago
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- Washington Post
Andujar, Langeliers homer in 1st, A's beat Astros 7-1 to complete series sweep
HOUSTON — Miguel Andujar and Shea Langeliers homered in the first inning, J.T. Ginn threw six shutout innings and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Sunday to sweep the four-game series. Starting in the leadoff spot for the first time in his nine-year career, Andujar homered on Colton Gordon's fifth pitch. With two out, Langeliers sent a 3-0 fastball over the train tracks in left for his 17th home run of the season. Langeliers has homered in three straight games for the first time in his career. He went 2 for 4 with two runs. Ginn (2-2) held the Astros to three hits in his longest start of the season. He struck out four without issuing a walk. Colby Thomas went 1 for 2 with a double and the first RBI of his major league career. Two days after becoming the first rookie in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, Nick Kurtz was given the day off. He's batting .549 during a 13-game hitting streak. Gordon (4-3) surrendered four runs on six hits over five innings with six strikeouts. The A's four-game winning streak and the Astros' four-game losing streak match season-highs. Andujar's leadoff home run. Houston's opponents have scored first in a franchise-record 18 straight games, one game shy of the expansion era record set by the 1987 Orioles. The Athletics open a three-game home series against Seattle on Monday night, with LHP JP Sears (7-8 4.98 ERA) facing RHP Luis Castillo (7-6 3.30). The Astros open a three-game home series against Washington on Monday night, with LHP Framber Valdez (11-4 2.67) opposing RHP Brad Lord (2-5 3.39 ___ AP MLB:
CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
Langeliers, Butler homer to help the A's win 3rd straight, 5-1 over the Astros
Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler homered, Nick Kurtz followed his historic four-homer game with two hits and the Athletics won their third straight game, beating the Houston Astros 5-1 on Saturday night. A night after becoming the first major league rookie to hit four home runs in a game, Kurtz went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. He's batting .549 during the streak. Langeliers led off the sixth inning by sending Bennett Sousa's 3-2 fastball into the Crawford Boxes in lerft for his 16th home run of the season and a 2-0 lead. With two on and two out and the A's clinging to a 2-1 in the ninth, Butler launched a 1-2 fastball from Hector Neris 409 feet to right for his 15th home run. The Athletics limited the Astros to four hits. Jacob Lopez went the first 4 1/3 innings without allowing a run. After Justin Sterner allowed a run in 1 2/3 innings, Sean Newcomb (3-5) struck out four while facing the minimum in the seventh and eighth. Mason Miller finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Astros All-Star Hunter Brown (9-5) allowed one run on four hits over five innings, lowering his ERA to 2.54, but he failed to pitch into the sixth inning for the third straight. Butler three-run homer in the ninth increased the A's lead to four runs. Key stat Houston's opponents have scored first in a franchise-record 17 straight games. Houston LHP Colton Gordon (4-2 4.53 ERA) was set to face RHP J.T. Ginn (1-2 4.50 ERA) on Sunday in the series finale.
