It's been a remarkable debut season for the Athletics' Nick Kurtz , who has mashed 35 home runs with a 1.010 OPS in 114 games.

When Kurtz hit his 34th and 35th home runs on Sept. 25 against the Astros, he became just the 12th rookie in MLB history with 35 or more home runs in a single season. There has been no shortage of memorable moments for the slugging A's rookie, like when Kurtz became the first MLB rookie with four home runs in a game on July 25 against the Astros and hit a 493-foot home run at West Sacramento's Sutter Health Park on Sept. 13.

With this in mind, here are the most home runs in a season by a rookie in MLB history.

1. Pete Alonso (NYM), 53 home runs, 2019

Alonso hit the ground running in his rookie season with the Mets, hitting an MLB-rookie and Mets record 53

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