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Cubs' Crow-Armstrong hits for first cycle of 2026
Key takeaways
- CHICAGO -- Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in the majors to hit for the cycle this season.
- He homered to lead off the game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, before hitting a triple in the third inning, then doubling in the fifth and finishing the cycle with a single in the seventh.
- Crow-Armstrong, 24, is the first player to accomplish the feat since Twins center fielder Byron Buxton last July and first Cubs player since teammate Carson Kelly achieved it last March.
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CHICAGO -- Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in the majors to hit for the cycle this season.
He homered to lead off the game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, before hitting a triple in the third inning, then doubling in the fifth and finishing the cycle with a single in the seventh.
Crow-Armstrong, 24, is the first player to accomplish the feat since Twins center fielder Byron Buxton last July and first Cubs player since teammate Carson Kelly achieved it last March. Crow-Armstrong is the 13th Cubs player in franchise history to hit for the cycle and the youngest since Randy Hundley in 1966.
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