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Athletics First Baseman Nick Kurtz Ends 48-Game On-Base Streak
Nick Kurtz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. The performance ended his 48-game on-base streak, which had matched a team record set by Mark McGwire in 1996.
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Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, ending a 48-game on-base streak. 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.
48-game run was the longest in the majors since Texas' Shin-Soo Choo got on base in 52 consecutive games in 2018. He had a final chance to extend the streak when he came up in the eighth inning, but struck out against Gabe Speier. 437 on-base percentage and 52 walks.
270. 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 in 1949.
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