CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox rookie center fielder Tristan Peters made franchise history Friday night, becoming the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle in almost nine years during a commanding 14-1 win over the Athletics.
Peters put together the rare accomplishment piece by piece throughout the game — collecting a double in the third inning, a single in the fifth, and a two-run home run in the seventh.
With only a triple standing between him and the cycle, Peters stepped back into the batter’s box later in the seventh inning and smoked a hard ground ball past first base and down the right-field line. The 26-year-old from Canada hustled around second base and dove headfirst into third, beating the relay throw and sending the crowd into a frenzy. That hit drove in three of Chicago’s eight runs in the inning, capping a stellar night in which he went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored, all while batting ninth in the lineup.
Peters joins Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bryce Harper as the only three major leaguers to hit for the cycle so far this season. The last time a White Sox player turned the trick was Jose Abreu on September 9, 2017 — nearly nine years ago.
