Hitting is tougher than ever in October. Teams deploy their best pitchers, and the pressure on every pitch ramps up to max ...

All home runs give the batter a trip around the bases, but why merely hit the ball over the fence when you can send it into orbit? Baseball’s best sluggers have embraced that philosophy and raised the ...

(CNN) — When Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday, he was in an uncharacteristic slump and 0-4 for the game. The bases were loaded and the ...

The top home run of August was also the longest of Carroll's career. The D-backs aren't totally out of the playoff picture as they chase the final wild-card post. They'll need Caroll to keep it up, ...

So it's fitting A's rookie Nick Kurtz blasted a McGwire- and Canseco-like grand slam that registered as the longest home run hit in Major League Baseball this season.

Rookie Nick Kurtz hit a 493-foot grand slam homer, the longest in Major League Baseball for more than two years.