Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong hits first MLB cycle of 2026
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first Major League Baseball player to hit for the cycle this season during Monday’s game against the Colorado Rockies.
The 24-year-old completed the historic milestone by the seventh inning, securing a single after already logging a home run, triple, and double.
He opened the game with a leadoff home run against Colorado starter Michael Lorenzen before adding a third-inning triple and a fifth-inning double.
Joining franchise royalty
The rising star is only the 13th player in franchise history to achieve the rare hitting cycle.
He also becomes the youngest Cubs player to accomplish the feat since Randy Hundley managed it back in 1966.
His achievement follows team-mate Carson Kelly, who recorded the club’s last cycle in March of the previous season.
Across the wider league, it marks the first cycle since Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton reached the milestone last July.
A blistering run of form
The American outfielder has been in phenomenal form recently, collecting 13 hits over his past six appearances.
Eight of those recent hits have gone for extra bases, catapulting his on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) to a stellar .845.
He had already threatened to make history just two days earlier, falling a triple shy of the cycle during Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
Despite the celebratory mood following his seventh-inning single, the young talent was quickly picked off at first base by Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela.