Bolte went 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-7 loss to the Angels.
Bolte has logged three steals on four attempts over his last six games. He's just 5-for-19 (.263) at the plate in that span, though he's added a respectable 5:8 BB:K. For the season, the outfielder is batting .315 with an .814 OPS, eight steals, two home runs, 10 RBI, 11 runs scored and five doubles over 36 contests.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Swats second homer
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Bolte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 12-4 loss to the Pirates.
After seeing a seven-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday while striking out three times, Bolte went deep in the seventh inning Wednesday for his second homer of June. The outfielder is hitting .310 with an .801 OPS, two homers, eight RBI, 11 runs scored, five doubles and six stolen bases over 32 contests this year. Bolte hit for modest power in the minors, aside from earlier this year when he clubbed 12 homers in 37 games for Triple-A Las Vegas prior to his call-up to the majors. His contact skills have been better than expected early in his big-league career, though he still has a 29.2 percent strikeout rate.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Resting up in series finale
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Bolte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
The Athletics will hand Bolte a day off in the series finale after the rookie went 6-for-19 with a home run, a stolen base, two walks and two additional runs while starting in each of the team's last five games. Lawrence Butler will step in for Bolte in center field and will bat leadoff.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Goes yard in win
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Bolte went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Brewers.
It took 25 games, but Bolte now has the first homer of his career. He went deep in the second inning off Milwaukee starter Robert Gasser. Bolte has maintained a steady bat in June, going 8-for-26 (.308) this month, albeit with a 1:14 BB:K. The outfielder is hitting .295 with a .756 OPS, seven RBI, seven runs scored, four stolen bases and four doubles through his first 89 plate appearances. Bolte carries a .440 BABIP and a 31.5 percent strikeout rate, both of which are indicators of regression, as the swing-and-miss problem will be more apparent if his hitting luck dries up.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Bolte is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Sunday.
Bolte will take a seat after going 3-for-6 with one double, one walk and three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Lawrence Butler will start in center field for Sunday's contest.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Sitting down Tuesday
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Bolte isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Bolte has reached base safely in eight consecutive games, but the A's will keep him on the bench to begin Tuesday's contest while Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler and Carlos Cortes start across the outfield.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Resting Thursday
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Bolte is not in the lineup Thursday versus Angels.
Bolte started in the first three games of the four games series against the Angels. He's gone 2-for-13 with a double, walk and stolen base in the series, but he will begin the final game of the series on the bench. Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler and Carlos Cortes are the starting outfielders for the Athletics on Thursday.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Sitting after four straight starts
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Bolte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
After being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Bolte started the past four games and went 5-for-13 with a walk, a stolen base and two RBI. The 22-year-old is one of the organization's top prospects and should get a fair amount of run while up with the big club. However, it'll be Lawrence Butler in center field and Carlos Cortes in right for Sunday's series finale.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Added to major-league roster
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The Athletics selected Bolte's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Bolte was off to a scorching-hot start at Las Vegas, slashing .348/.418/.658 with 12 home runs and 17 stolen bases across 177 plate appearances. The 22-year-old outfielder can handle all three outfield spots and could push the struggling Lawrence Butler (.179/.278/.282) for playing time in center field.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Draws praise from manager
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Bolte went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Sunday's Cactus League win over the Reds.
Bolte collected a pair of singles as part of a strong offensive showing for the Athletics on Sunday. Following the game, manager Mark Kotsay said, "There's a lot of us in that coaches' room that think [Bolte] has the ability to be a real star. He continues to make progress each year, both on the physicality side and the baseball side of just being a better hitter," Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Kotsay added, "The tools, the talent and the ability all align with this kid having an impact in our organization, hopefully sooner than later." Bolte is likely to open the season at Triple-A Las Vegas, but the 22-year-old earning a call-up at some point in 2026 appears to be a very realistic possibility.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Red hot since return
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Bolte (undisclosed) is 7-for-21 with seven RBI and four runs scored in five games since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.
Bolte was shelved at Double-A Midland due to an undisclosed injury June 30. He's been impressive since returning to health and is currently riding a five-game hitting streak, improving his average to .278 through eight games this season for the RockHounds.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: On IL at Double-A
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Double-A Midland placed Bolte on the 7-day injured list June 30 with an undisclosed injury.
A righty-hitting outfielder with plus-plus speed and plus raw power, Bolte is repeating Double-A after logging a 38.8 percent strikeout rate in 54 games there in 2024. Prior to his injury, he was slashing .274/.377/.423 with seven home runs, 31 steals and a 26.9 percent strikeout rate in 75 games. His contact rate at Double-A is up from 60.9 percent in 2024 to 69.3 percent this year, so while he has improved, Bolte still projects to strike out a lot at the highest level.
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Athletics' Henry Bolte: Moves up to Double-A
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The Athletics promoted Bolte from High-A Lansing to Double-A Midland on Monday.
The 20-year-old outfielder will head to the Texas League after he turned in a .276/.394/.515 slash line with 11 home runs and 28 stolen bases across 320 plate appearances. Bolte boasts a solid blend of pop, speed and on-base skills, but improving on his shaky hit tool will likely be essential if he's to stick in an everyday role by the time he reaches the big leagues. He struck out at a 30.9 percent clip in the Midwest League, which was actually an improvement from his rate over 491 plate appearances with Single-A Stockton in 2023 (33.4 percent).
