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Nick Kurtz is Surging into the History Books, and Pitchers Are Going to Let Him

Athletics On SI·Jason Burke·about 1 month ago
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Nick Kurtz goes up to the plate looking to do damage. That's why pitchers have walked him straight into the record books. On Friday night in West Sacramento in front of 12,122 fans, Kurtz drew a walk off Cleveland's Hunter Gaddis to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh, marking his 20th straight game with a walk. Kurtz is now tied with Barry Bonds' streak encompassing the 2002 and 2003 seasons, and two shy of tying Roy Cullenbine's record of 22 set in 1947. While more people are aware of the greatness of Barry Bonds at that time in his career, especially anecdotes like getting walked with the bases loaded, or finishing his career with the most walks all time with 2,558 in 22 seasons, people are less familiar with the name Roy Cullenbine. He walked 137 times in 1947, then never played another game in the majors.…

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