Harper Cycles Into Rare Air
Bryce Harper hit his first career cycle in just five innings earlier tonight, becoming the ninth player in MLB history to accomplish a cycle that fast into a game.
Eight other players have reached a cycle within the first five innings of a game. They are as follows:
Harry Craft (CIN, 1940)
Joe Gordon (NYY, 1940)
Jim Ray Hart (SFG, 1970)
Ivan De Jesus (CHC, 1980)
Gregg Jefferies (PHI, 1995)
Mike Lansing (COL, 2000)*
Melvin Upton Jr. (TBR, 2009)
Adrian Beltre (TEX, 2015)
*Lansing is believed to have the fastest cycle in MLB history, accomplishing his in just four innings.