Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishChicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle Monday night in the first-ever MLB game in West Sacramento, Calif. In an 18-3 victory over the Athletics, Kelly homered to lead off the fourth, singled in the fifth and doubled in the sixth. He finished off the rare feat with a triple off the wall in right-center field that was just out of the reach of outfielder JJ Bleday.It was the first Cubs cycle since Mark Grace notched one May 9, 1993. No Cubs catcher had hit for the cycle since Randy Hundley did so Aug. 11, 1966. According to Elias, Kelly joins Joe Gordon and Mickey Cochrane as the only players in MLB history to hit for the cycle and draw two walks.
CARSON KELLY JUST HIT FOR THE CYCLE 🤯
It’s the first Cubs cycle since 1993 by Mark Grace. pic.twitter.com/EdRlTRy6RK
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) April 1, 2025Before Kelly, Weston Wilson of the Philadelphia Phillies was the last MLB player to hit for the cycle, doing so Aug. 15 last season.Saturday, Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker came a triple short of the cycle. Kelly had just two career triples before Monday. As a team, the Cubs knocked out 21 hits, 11 for extra bases, and drew 10 walks in a drubbing of the Athletics.Kelly became the first catcher to hit for the cycle since the Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto in 2023.No other No. 9 hitter had hit for the cycle since the Angels’ Chone Figgins in 2006.(Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
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