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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ A little more than a year ago, Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz made major league history. On July 25, 2025, Kurtz went six for six, blasting four home runs and driving in eight runs. It was the first time in major league history that a rookie …

By J.A. SCHWARTZ Padres General Manager A.J. Preller and the Major League Baseball trade deadline are clearly made for each other. Preller, who famously gets by on fewer hours sleep than most of his peers, made several high-impact trades that offloaded a plethora of minor league talent to bolster a …