US EditionCarson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years in 18-3 rout of A's in West Sacramento
- On March 31, 2025, Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle against the Athletics in West Sacramento.
- Kelly's cycle was the first for a Cub since Mark Grace achieved the feat on May 9, 1993, ending a 32-year drought.
- Kelly homered, singled, doubled, and tripled, contributing to the Cubs' dominant 18-3 victory in the opening day game.
- Kelly, who has just two prior career triples in 1,809 at-bats, said, "something that I never thought I would get."
- Kelly became the first player in MLB history to hit for the cycle in March and only the third to record two walks in the same game, marking a historic night.
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Carson Kelly reflects on Historic achievment
Cubs catcher Carson Kelly did something no Cub had done since 1993: He hit for the cycle. After a heartbreaking loss on Sunday, the Cubs rebounded to decimate the Athletics playing in their first game at Sutter Health field. The Cubs managed to put up 18 runs on 21 hits, and everyone in the starting lineup got on base at least twice. As the 18-3 was well underway, cubs announcers Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies subtly alluded that Kelly was a trip…
Carson Kelly becomes the 1st Chicago Cubs player to hit for cycle since Mark Grace in 1993
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Carson Kelly had found himself in this situation before and bluntly assessed his reality when he stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Monday night at Sutter Health Park. The Chicago Cubs catcher needed a triple for the cycle, having hit just two in 1,814 big-league plate appearances. Plus, those three baggers required help, Kelly recalled, from the outfielder falling down both times in pursuit of the baseball. “Odd…
Carson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years in 18-3 rout of A's in West Sacramento
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carson Kelly had come close to hitting for the cycle, yet that elusive triple kept holding him back. He had just two triples over a 10-year big league career before Monday night. That's when Kelly became the first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle. He tripled in the eighth inning of an 18-3 rout of the Athletics — ending the longest drought without a cycle by any team in the National League. Milwauk…
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