Carson Kelly becomes first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for cycle in win over the Athletics

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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle during the team’s 18-3 rout over the Athletics Monday night at Sutter Health Park. 

Kelly, 30, hit a home run in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth inning and doubled and walked in the sixth inning. 

He had been a triple away from a cycle a few times before, and he knew the odds were stacked against him for getting the elusive triple. 

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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly, center, is congratulated by teammates during the eighth inning after hitting for the cycle against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park March 31, 2025.  (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Images)

"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 said after the game. 

"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 became the first Cubs player since Mark Grace to hit for the cycle. The former first baseman did it May 9, 1993, against the San Diego Padres. Kelly is the first Cubs catcher to hit for the cycle since Randy Hundley did it Aug. 11, 1966.

Kelly said he knows Grace. 

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