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Nick Kurtz, No. 4 overall draft pick last year, likely to make big league debut for A's on Wednesday

PAUL GUTIERREZ

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz was sleeping in when he got the call he was being promoted to the Athletics.

“Half asleep, so I was like a little bit of a dream,” Kurtz said Tuesday, a day after receiving news of the call-up.

A first baseman from Wake Forest, Kurtz was selected fourth overall in last year's amateur draft and signed for a $7 million bonus. The A’s are expected to select his contract to the big league roster ahead of Wednesday night’s game against Texas.