Athletics<\/a> first baseman Nick Kurtz<\/a> added another trophy to his quickly growing case Monday night: AL Rookie of the Year. Of surprise to few, if anyone, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announced Kurtz as the unanimous 2025 winner. He is the second player from the Athletics to win the award unanimously, joining Mark McGwire<\/a> (1987). This comes days after Kurtz became the only rookie to be among the 2025 Silver Slugger Award winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kurtz is the ninth Rookie of the Year in Athletics franchise history. This is second in the American League to the 10 from the New York Yankees<\/a>. The previous eight are McGwire, Harry Byrd<\/a> (1952), Jose Canseco<\/a> (1986), Walt Weiss<\/a> (1988), Ben Grieve<\/a> (1998), Bobby Crosby<\/a> (2004), Huston Street<\/a> (2005) and Andrew Bailey<\/a> (2009). Additionally, Kurtz is the eighth AL first baseman to win the award. The others are McGwire, Walt Dropo<\/a> (1950), Chris Chambliss<\/a> (1971), Mike Hargrove<\/a> (1974), Eddie Murray<\/a> (1977), Alvin Davis<\/a> (1984), and Jose Abreu<\/a> (2014).<\/p>\n Kurtz slashed .290\/.383\/.619 (122-for-420) across 117 games in 2025. He had 26 doubles, two triples, 36 homers, and 86 RBI. Notably, he had a 1.002 OPS \u2014 one of three hitters in the majors with at least 400 plate appearances to break the 1.000 OPS barrier. The others are familiar even to non-baseball fans: Aaron Judge<\/a> and Shohei Ohtani<\/a>.<\/p>\n The capstone of Kurtz\u2019s season came July 25 in Houston. That night, Kurtz went 6-for-6<\/a> with four homers and a double. Additionally, he had 19 total bases, eight RBI, and a record-tying six runs scored. His 19 total bases tied the single-game record set by Shawn Green<\/a> in 2002. In addition to being the first rookie to score six times in a game, Kurtz was the first Athletics player and first rookie to have a four-homer game. Since no one has ever hit five in a game, Kurtz tied that record as well.<\/p>\nThe 2025 Season of Nick Kurtz<\/h3>\n