Cubs' Crow-Armstrong hits for first cycle of 2026

CHICAGO -- Cubs centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is the first player in MLB 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 since Byron Buxton last July to accomplish the feat and first Cubs player since last March when teammate Carson Kelly achieved it. He's the 13th Cubs player in franchise history to hit for the cycle and the youngest since Randy Hundley in 1966. Moments after acknowledging the accomplishment to the crowd, Crow-Armstrong got picked off at first base by Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela. His first three hits came off of Colorado starter Michael Lorenzen. Crow-Armstrong has been red hot lately, collecting 13 hits in his last six games -- including the four on Monday. Of those 13, eight have gone for extra base hits. His OPS rose to .845 after achieving the cycle. Crow-Armstrong was a triple shy of the cycle on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants.