Rookie Nick Kurtz hit a 493-foot grand slam homer, the longest in Major League Baseball for more than two years.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz launched a 493-foot grand slam — the longest home run in the majors this season — ...

The Athletics are running out of vocabulary to describe Nick Kurtz's rookie season. And after Kurtz’s latest jaw-dropping feat, that might just be a problem. The slugging first baseman truly outdid ...

Here we are, though, 30 years later, and only Miguel Tejada, the former Orioles and Oakland Athletics infielder, has cracked four figures, his streak ending in 2007 at 1,152 games. Matt Olson, the ...