{"id":667632,"date":"2026-05-27T07:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667632\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:42:10","slug":"as-nick-kurtz-goes-0-for-4-as-48-game-on-base-streak-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667632\/","title":{"rendered":"A’s Nick Kurtz goes 0-for-4 as 48-game on-base streak ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 5:18AM<\/p>\n

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Athletics<\/a>first baseman Nick Kurtz<\/a> had his 48-game on-base streak stopped when he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 4-1 loss<\/a> to the Seattle Mariners<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Kurtz, the AL Rookie of the Year last season, tied Mark McGwire for the longest such streak in team history. McGwire reached in 48 straight games in 1996.<\/p>\n

Kurtz’s 48-game run was the longest in the majors sinceTexas<\/a>‘ Shin-Soo Choo got on base in 52 consecutive games in 2018.<\/p>\n

Kurtz had a final chance to extend the streak when he came up in the eighth inning, but the slugger struck out against Gabe Speier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old first baseman still leads the majors with a .437 on-base percentage and 52 walks. Kurtz also has eight home runs and 37 RBIs and is batting .270.<\/p>\n

The big league record for the most consecutive games reaching base safely is 84 games, set by Hall of Famer Ted Williams with the Boston Red Sox<\/a> in 1949.<\/p>\n

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