Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong achieved the first cycle of the 2026 Major League Baseball season on Monday at Wrigley Field against the Colorado Rockies.
The accomplishment marks the 13th cycle in Cubs franchise history, coming just two days after Crow-Armstrong fell one triple short of the feat during a road game against the San Francisco Giants.
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Reverse Order Cycle
Crow-Armstrong secured the milestone in reverse order, opening the first inning with a 434-foot leadoff home run.
He followed it with a stand-up triple off the right-center-field wall in the third inning.
He then lined a double in the fifth inning and completed the cycle with a single in the seventh inning.
Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-4 with one run and one RBI before getting picked off at first base.
According to Baseball Reference, Crow-Armstrong entered the matchup ranking third in all of Major League Baseball in wins above replacement (4.0), trailing only Shohei Ohtani and Cristopher Sánchez.
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The performance raises his June batting statistics, which stood at . 392/.
426/.
784 before Monday, providing an offensive boost for a struggling Cubs lineup that held a 37-35 record as of June 15.
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com reported that this is the first cycle for the franchise since catcher Carson Kelly achieved the feat on March 31, 2025, which had broken a 32-year drought dating back to Mark Grace in 1993.
