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

Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly deed for the rhythm during the team’s 18-3 rout implicit the Athletics Monday nighttime astatine Sutter Health Park. 

Kelly, 30, deed a location tally successful the 4th inning and a two-run azygous successful the 5th inning and doubled and walked successful the sixth inning. 

He had been a triple distant from a rhythm a fewer times before, and helium knew the likelihood 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 aft hitting for the rhythm against the Athletics astatine Sutter Health Park March 31, 2025.  (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Images)

"I've been successful this aforesaid presumption earlier wherever I needed a triple for the cycle. If anybody's ever looked up my numbers, I person 2 triples, truthful likelihood are not successful my favor, right?" Kelly said aft the game. 

"I didn't get it done the archetypal time. This clip I'm like, 'Oh, I'm conscionable going to enactment a bully at-bat together.' Hit it, like, ‘Oh yeah, beauteous good.’ Then I deed (first base) and saw it ricochet, and I was like, ‘Oh boy, this is it close here, I gotta go.’ That's astir apt the fastest you'll ever spot maine run."

With the eighth-inning triple, Kelly became the archetypal Cubs subordinate since Mark Grace to deed for the cycle. The erstwhile archetypal baseman did it May 9, 1993, against the San Diego Padres. Kelly is the archetypal Cubs catcher to deed for the rhythm since Randy Hundley did it Aug. 11, 1966.

Kelly said helium knows Grace. 

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Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly is interviewed aft the crippled against the Athletics. Kelly deed for the rhythm March 31, 2025.  (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Images)

"I cognize Mark Grace, too, successful Arizona. I'll person to deed him up," Kelly said. "Pretty special. Great accomplishment. Something I ne'er thought I would get. I'm conscionable precise fortunate and blessed. A batch of hard work, a batch of large teammates pumping maine up. So, each successful all, conscionable a precise peculiar night."

Kelly besides became conscionable the 3rd large leaguer to deed for the rhythm and locomotion doubly successful the aforesaid game. Joe Gordon did it for the New York Yankees successful 1940, and Mickey Cochrane did it successful 1937 for the Philadelphia A's.

While Kelly knew helium was going for the cycle, his manager, Craig Counsell, did not. 

"I didn’t recognize helium had a accidental astatine a cycle, but erstwhile that shot kicked disconnected the wall, the dugout started going crazy. So, I figured thing was going on," Counsell said. "They’re amusive days, they’re uncommon 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 deed for the rhythm during the eighth inning against the Athletics astatine Sutter Health Park March 31, 2025.  (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Images)

The Kansas City Royals present clasp the longest agelong without a cycle. Franchise fable George Brett was the past Royal to deed for the rhythm July 25, 1990, against the Toronto Blue Jays. 

The Cubs (3-4) play the Athletics (2-3) Tuesday astatine 10:05 p.m. ET successful the 2nd crippled of their three-game series. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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