The Athletics are 13.5 games out of the division lead in the AL West and 13 games out of a Wild Card spot. With a quarter of the season remaining, it’s looking less likely that the Athletics will be playing postseason baseball come October.
The A’s have also been without first baseman Nick Kurtz after the 23-year-old re-aggravated the right capsule sprain and chronic volar plate tear in his thumb. He was placed on the injured list on Aug. 4 after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection to address the issue, says MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos.
After further evaluation, it appears that we have seen the last of Kurtz in 2026, Gallegos further reported.
“It’s looking unlikely for Nick Kurtz to return this season. His PRP injection on Aug. 4 went well, but he has to be in a brace for four weeks after that,” Gallegos wrote on Tuesday night.
“Four weeks of no mobility,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “You probably can do the timeline and think through the scenarios in front of us for Nick.”
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