Nick Kurtz was a revelation for the Athletics during his rookie season and has wasted no time building on that so far in 2026. He's quietly creeping closer to accomplishing something that's never been done before in major league history.

After being an issued a free pass by in the seventh inning of a 6-3 victory over the Royals on Thursday, the power-hitting first baseman has now drawn a walk in each of his last 19 games. That's tied with Ted Williams for the third-longest such streak since baseball historians started tracking the statistic nearly 100 years ago.

MLB record for consecutive games with a walk

Year

Player

Team

Consecutive Games

1947

Roy Cullenbine

Tigers

22

2002-2003

Barry Bonds

Giants

20

1941

Ted Williams

Red Sox

19

2026

Nick Kurtz

Athletics

19

The Athletics welcome in the Guardians for a three-game weekend series on Friday.…