WEST SACRAMENTO >> 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.

Kurtz would become the third player from the 2024 draft to debut after Houston outfielder Cam Smith and Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ryan Johnson, who both were on opening-day rosters. Smith was the 14th overall pi ck and Johnson 74th.