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Nick Kurtz's 48-Game On-Base Streak Ends vs Mariners

5/27/2026

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Nick Kurtz's 48-game on-base streak ended in a 4–1 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday.
He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, including a swinging strikeout against left-handed reliever Gabe Speier, after leading MLB with a .444 on-base percentage and 52 walks.
The streak tied the Athletics record set by Mark McGwire in 1996 and left Kurtz 36 games short of Ted Williams' 84-game MLB record.

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Historical Context

Since Ted Williams reached an 84-game on-base run in 1949, baseball has measured excellence by long streaks, a benchmark later echoed when Mark McGwire posted a 48-game stretch for the Athletics in 1996. Nick Kurtz’s 48-game streak for Oakland ended at Seattle’s Sutter Health Park, reviving the debate over whether modern analytics can surpass those historic marks.

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Story summary

Nick Kurtz's 48-game on-base streak ended in a 4–1 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday.
He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, including a swinging strikeout against left-handed reliever Gabe Speier, after leading MLB with a .444 on-base percentage and 52 walks.
The streak tied the Athletics record set by Mark McGwire in 1996 and left Kurtz 36 games short of Ted Williams' 84-game MLB record.

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