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,

Nick Kurtz had quietly been one of the most exciting players in baseball since his arrival. On Friday night against the Houston Astros, he turned up the volume

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.