Athletics at Texas Rangers

ARLINGTON – The Athletics knew there was big-time power in Henry Bolte’s bat from the day he signed his contract as their 2022 second-round Draft pick, then proceeded to bash several balls out of the Coliseum while taking batting practice with the Major League team shortly after. So far in his big league career, however, Bolte’s power had only shown up sporadically, with six home runs through his first 96 games. That makes his performance on Wednesday a coming-out party of sorts. Bolte stepped to the plate against Rangers starter Cody Bradford in the third inning and tied the game up by launching a Statcast-projected 404-foot, two-run shot to right-center. One inning later, the rookie outfielder went the opposite way again, lining a two-run homer to right field. “This kid has done a great job for us since he’s been called up,” manager Mark Kotsay said of Bolte. “He’s continuing to get better and make improvements. Getting the ball in the air today to the opposite side, if he can do that \[consistently\