Hitting for the cycle

In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter who hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle".[1] Cycles are rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred fewer than 400 times since 1882.[2][3] The most recent cycle in MLB was accomplished by Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins on July 12, 2025.[4]

  1. ^ "Hitting for the Cycle Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cycles Chronologically". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Buxton warms up for Derby with cycle -- on his bobblehead day!". mlb.com. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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