Hitting is tougher than ever in October. Teams deploy their best pitchers, and the pressure on every pitch ramps up to max ...

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

(CNN) — When Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday, he was in an uncharacteristic slump and 0-4 for the game. The bases were loaded and the ...