Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Hits 'Reverse Cycle' in Rare Feat

Chicago Cubs' young slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong (24) has become the first player to hit for the cycle in Major League Baseball (MLB) this season.

On June 16 (KST), in a game against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, Crow-Armstrong recorded a cycle, hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run.

Crow-Armstrong, who made his big league debut in 2023, achieved the first cycle of his career and the first across all of Major League Baseball this season.

It marks the 13th time a player has hit for the cycle in Cubs franchise history.

In a rare twist, Crow-Armstrong completed a "reverse cycle," hitting his home run, triple, double, and single in that exact order.

Leading off in the bottom of the first inning, Crow-Armstrong launched a solo home run over the right-field fence to score the game's first run.

In the third inning, he hit a triple that bounced off the right-center field wall, and in the bottom of the fifth, he drove a double down the left-field line.

With the game tied 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, he hit a single to right field to complete the historic cycle.

Although Crow-Armstrong was picked off at first base immediately after reaching, the Cubs secured a 5-4 victory thanks to his stellar performance, finishing 4-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored.

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