By now, you’ve probably heard of Nick Kurtz. On Friday, Kurtz became the youngest player in Major League history -- and the first rookie -- to hit four home runs in a game. He recorded 19 total bases,

This was becoming clear even before the four homer game. His OPS was .982, for crying out loud. He had homered seven times in his previous 16 games. The gasps and whispers had already started.

Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits with his parents and godparents in attendance as he began his final at-bat with a chance to make history, but none of that was top of mind for the Athletics' astonishing rookie slugger.