Nick Kurtz Leads Young A’s Core Aimed Toward Future Las Vegas Debut

Athletics' Nick Kurtz 'shocked' to be MLB rookie sensation a year after college

Athletics' rookie slugger Nick Kurtz is lighting baseball on fire just a year after being drafted.

Nick Kurtz leads young A’s core aimed toward future Las Vegas debut

The Athletics had a history of developing waves of talent in Oakland. Now they're trying to do the same after departing the East Bay.

A’s focus on building young, talented roster for move to Las Vegas

Athletics general manager David Forst said the club wants to win now but is more concerned “about what the team will look like in 2028 when we get to Las Vegas.”

A's find hope in former Wake star Nick Kurtz and young stars as team eyes Las Vegas in 2028

The Athletics have a promising future with young talent like Kurtz, who is a favorite for AL Rookie of the Year.

This Year, Next Year, and the Year after That

I moved back to the East Bay from the East Coast two years ago, after a decade and a half away, to discover a smoking crater where professional sports once were in the East Bay.If you are lucky enough to live here, you can squint your eyes and see one of the three teams that absconded in a shiny new palace across the bay. Look the other direction and you might catch a gust of wind that smells like abandonment and a Coliseum urinal trough. Look r…