In an 18-3 victory over the Athletics, Kelly homered to lead off the fourth, singled in the fifth and doubled in the sixth.

Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle in the team's 18-3 rout over the Athletics.

The Cubs have had 1 2 players hit for the cycle in their franchise history, but Kelly is the first to do it since Mark Grace in May 1993. It was the longest active drought by an NL club. Kelly, 30, was born 13 months after Grace's cycle. He signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Cubs as a free agent in December.

Carson Kelly becomes the first player in MLB history to hit for the cycle in the month of March as the Cubs rout the Athletics.

Per ABC 7 Chicago, Kelly became the first MLB player in history to hit for the cycle in the month of March and just the 17th catcher to accomplish the feat. The plodding backstop got the most difficult hit in the cycle in his final plate appearance,

As the Cubs sailed to a 18-3 victory Monday against the A’s, Kelly became the first Cub to hit for the cycle since Mark Grace in 1993, ending the longest drought of any team in the National League. The Cubs had come one hit shy of the accomplishment 342 times in between,

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Players that have hit for the cycle this season: March 31 — Carson Kelly, Chicago Cubs at Athletics Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

Carson Kelly wasn’t done. With the Cubs dominating the Athletics in the eighth inning Monday at Sutter Health Park, there wasn’t much left to be decided in terms of the outcome. But the Chicago catcher still had something left to do.

Athletics: Luis Severino (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, six strikeouts) Cubs -132, Athletics +112; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Athletics after Carson Kelly hit for the cycle against the Athletics on Monday.