Three Oakland Athletics batters connected for back-to-back-to-back home runs off San Diego pitcher Michael King during Friday's Cactus League contest in Arizona. Despite the impressive offensive display, the Padres ultimately prevailed 13-9.
MESA, Ariz. — The Oakland Athletics delivered a spectacular display of power hitting during their spring training clash with San Diego on Friday, as three batters launched consecutive home runs off Padres pitcher Michael King.
The remarkable sequence began in the fourth inning when Henry Bolte connected on a 0-1 offering from King, sending a three-run blast 401 feet into right field. Breyson Guedez stepped up next and crushed King’s first pitch even deeper, launching a mammoth 450-foot shot to right. King’s very next delivery found Nick Kurtz, who managed to clear the left-field fence to complete the unprecedented trio of consecutive long balls.
Despite the fireworks from Oakland’s offense, San Diego managed to secure a 13-9 victory in the exhibition contest.
Kurtz enters spring training looking to continue his exceptional momentum from 2025, when he captured American League Rookie of the Year recognition. His impressive debut campaign featured a .290 batting average, .383 on-base percentage, 36 home runs and 86 RBIs across 117 games.
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