Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle in the course of the crew’s 18-3 rout over the Athletics Monday evening at Sutter Well being Park.
Kelly, 30, hit a house run within the fourth inning and a two-run single within the fifth inning and doubled and walked within the sixth inning.
He had been a triple away from a cycle a couple of instances earlier than, and he knew the chances have been stacked towards him for getting the elusive triple.
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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly, heart, is congratulated by teammates in the course of the eighth inning after hitting for the cycle towards the Athletics at Sutter Well being Park March 31, 2025. (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Photographs)
“I’ve been in this same position before where I needed a triple for the cycle. If anybody’s ever looked up my numbers, I have two triples, so odds are not in my favor, right?” Kelly stated after the sport.
“I didn’t get it done the first time. This time I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m just going to put a good at-bat together.’ Hit it, like, ‘Oh yeah, pretty good.’ Then I hit (first base) and saw it ricochet, and I was like, ‘Oh boy, this is it right here, I gotta go.’ That’s probably the fastest you’ll ever see me run.”
With the eighth-inning triple, Kelly grew to become the primary Cubs participant since Mark Grace to hit for the cycle. The previous first baseman did it Could 9, 1993, towards the San Diego Padres. Kelly is the primary Cubs catcher to hit for the cycle since Randy Hundley did it Aug. 11, 1966.
Kelly stated he is aware of Grace.
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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly is interviewed after the sport towards the Athletics. Kelly hit for the cycle March 31, 2025. (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Photographs)
“I know Mark Grace, too, in Arizona. I’ll have to hit him up,” Kelly stated. “Pretty special. Great accomplishment. Something I never thought I would get. I’m just very fortunate and blessed. A lot of hard work, a lot of great teammates pumping me up. So, all in all, just a very special night.”
Kelly additionally grew to become simply the third main leaguer to hit for the cycle and stroll twice in the identical recreation. Joe Gordon did it for the New York Yankees in 1940, and Mickey Cochrane did it in 1937 for the Philadelphia A’s.
Whereas Kelly knew he was going for the cycle, his supervisor, Craig Counsell, didn’t.
“I didn’t realize he had a chance at a cycle, but when that ball kicked off the wall, the dugout started going crazy. So, I figured something was going on,” Counsell stated. “They’re fun days, they’re rare days and they’re once-in-a-lifetime-type days for players.”
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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hits a triple to hit for the cycle in the course of the eighth inning towards the Athletics at Sutter Well being Park March 31, 2025. (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Photographs)
The Kansas Metropolis Royals now maintain the longest stretch and not using a cycle. Franchise legend George Brett was the final Royal to hit for the cycle July 25, 1990, towards the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Cubs (3-4) play the Athletics (2-3) Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. ET within the second recreation of their three-game collection.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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